Workers' Compensation News
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Commissioner Approves 3.9% Rate Cut | 11/27/2023 | |
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| The New Jersey Commission of Banking and Insurance approved a 3.9% rate cut for workers’ compensation and employers’ liability policies incepting on or after Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Competent Medical Evidence Can Be Used to Assess Impairment for Schedule Injuries | 11/22/2023 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Act does not exclude the use of competent medical evidence when assessing an impairment rating for schedule injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Worker's Attempt to Challenge Apportionment | 11/22/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed a worker’s appeal of a decision apportioning liability on grounds that he had not been aggrieved by the ruling. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Makes Appointments to COIN Advisory Board | 11/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday announced several appointments to the board charged with helping safeguard the integrity of the insurance market. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Carpenter Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment | 11/17/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carpenter should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Further Develop Record on Lack-of-Coverage Defense | 11/14/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier was not entitled to an opportunity to develop the record as to its lack-of-coverage defense. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Former Nanny's Occupational Disease Claim | 11/13/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a former nanny’s claim of an occupational disease caused by her employment of less than one year. ...Read More | |||
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Concrete Truck Driver Gets Benefits for Occupational Disease Caused by Repetitive Trauma | 11/10/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award to a concrete truck driver for an occupational disease caused by his repeated exposure to the vibrations of his vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces CIGA Board Appointments | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced three appointments to the California Insurance Guarantee Association board of governors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding of Causal Connection Between Worker's Torn Rotator Cuff, Accident | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals overturned a finding that a worker’s torn rotator cuff was causally related to a prior workplace fall, resulting in a shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
