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Workers' Compensation News

 

CMS: Average Set-Aside Increased in 2023 12/06/2023
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The average Medicare set-aside recommended by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor increased nearly 6% in the most recent fiscal year. ...Read More
 
 

Court Revives Injured Worker's Claim Against Alleged Co-Employee 12/05/2023
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Illinois Appellate Court revived a worker’s claim against an alleged co-employee, finding there was a triable issue as to whether the co-employee was authorized to be at the location where the worker’s accident occurred. ...Read More
 
 
Court Revives Labor Law Action for Worker's Fall on Ice 12/01/2023
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a Labor Law claim. Case...Read More
 
 
Court Upholss Award of Hearing Loss Benefits for Utility Worker 11/30/2023
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of hearing loss benefits for a long-time utility worker. C...Read More
 
 
Court Publishes Decision on Application of Premises Line Rule 11/29/2023
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision from late last month holding that a state university employee could not pursue a civil suit against her employer for injuries from falling from her bicycle as she was headed home from work. ...Read More
 
 
Court Rejects Worker's Constitutional Challenges to Modification of Status 11/28/2023
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Commonwealth Court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the modification of his disability benefits from total to partial. ...Read More
 
 

CWCI: No Change in TD Rates for 2024 11/27/2023
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Maximum and minimum weekly total disability benefits will remain unchanged in 2024 because the state’s average weekly wage decreased for the 12-month period ending March 31, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute said Wednesday. ...Read More
 
 

CWCI: Employment Gains, COVID Reporting Drive Increase in Injuries 11/27/2023
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Rebounding statewide employment and mandatory reporting of COVID-19 infections at work sites helped drive a 25.6% increase in the nonfatal work injury and illness rate per 100 full-time employees in 2022, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute said. ...Read More
 
 

Commissioner Approves 3.9% Rate Cut 11/27/2023
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 

Competent Medical Evidence Can Be Used to Assess Impairment for Schedule Injuries 11/22/2023
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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