Workers' Compensation News
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Court Affirms Reasonableness of Attorney Fee Award | 01/02/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals said that though an attorney fee award of $7,200 is a far cry from the $19,000 that was requested, substantial evidence and reason supported the Workers’ Compensation Board’s order. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Change in Disability Status Under 2018 Law | 12/29/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the modification of a police officer’s total disability benefits to partial disability, pursuant to a law enacted nearly 10 years after the officer was injured. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Comp Is Exclusive Remedy for Woman Shot by Ex-Boyfriend | 12/28/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Arizona court ruled that a woman shot at work by her ex-boyfriend can’t sue her employer because workers’ compensation is her exclusive remedy. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Truck Driver Entitled to Wage-Differential Award for Ankle Injury | 12/26/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Illinois appellate court said a former truck driver whose ankle injury precluded him from continuing in his usual and customary line of work was entitled to a wage-differential award rather than the partial disability benefits awarded by the Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fraud Scheme | 12/26/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a New York contracting and construction company was sentenced to state prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar work comp fraud scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Board Adopts Emergency Standard for Crystalline Silica | 12/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an emergency temporary standard on respirable crystalline silica to protect workers from silicosis. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award to BWC From Provider Who Overbilled | 12/20/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of damages to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation from a vocational rehabilitation specialist who had overbilled for his services. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Injuries | 12/20/2023 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for her back and ankle injuries after she slipped at work. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Change in Law on Bankruptcy Disclosure Obligations Requires Reconsideration of Case | 12/22/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a grant of summary judgment in a worker’s civil suit had to be overturned and his case reconsidered in light of the state Supreme Court’s recent guidance on judicial estoppel when a worker has failed to disclose potential litigation in bankr...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Claim Volume, Paid and Incurred Losses Down for Public Self-Insureds | 12/18/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute said initial data for the fiscal year ending in June shows decreases in total claim volume, incurred losses and paid losses. ...Read More | |||
