Workers' Compensation News
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Commissioner Approves 7.88% Loss Cost Reduction | 02/02/2024 | |
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| Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys approved a 7.88% reduction in loss costs for policies incepting on or after April 1. The...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Inpatient Hospitalization Drops More Than 50% in 10 Years | 02/01/2024 | |
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| Inpatient hospitalizations fell more than 50% from 2012 through 2022 due to declining claim volume in addition to technical advances and Medicare rules allowing more outpatient procedures, according to a new report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds New IRE Process in Claim With Injury Predating Law Change | 01/29/2024 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the application of a new law to his injury, which occurred five months before the legislation took effect. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds WCAB's Denial of Self-Represented Worker's Petition for Rehearing | 01/29/2024 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board properly rejected a self-represented worker’s request for a rehearing after the court had already affirmed a decision denying his penalty petition. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Retired Police Officer's Claim for Heart Conditions | 01/25/2024 | |
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| The Nevada Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits to a retired police officer for his heart issues, finding that substantial evidence did not support a conclusion that he could correct his predisposing conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Police Officer's Constitutional Challenge to Modification of Benefits | 01/24/2024 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the modification of her total disability benefits under Act 111. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Property Owner Owed No Duty of Care to Employee Killed Crossing Street | 01/23/2024 | |
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| The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a property owner did not owe a duty of care to an employee who was struck and killed by a careless motorist while crossing the public street next to the hospital where she worked. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Partial Judgment for Worker, Revives Indemnification Claim Against Subcontractor | 01/23/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor had not been entitled to summary judgment dismissing an indemnification claim by the defendants in a Labor Law action, but the worker in the Labor Law action was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the defendants’ comparative fault a...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Nurse's Bid for Additional Benefits, Change in MMI Date | 01/22/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an injured nurse was not entitled to additional benefits or a change in her date of maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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Corrections Officer Who Fell Asleep at Wheel Gets Benefits | 01/19/2024 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an arbitrator’s award of benefits to a corrections officer for his injuries from crashing his patrol vehicle when he fell asleep behind the wheel while on duty. ...Read More | |||
