Workers' Compensation News
Commissioner to Study Impact of Switching to 6th Edition of AMA Guides | 09/27/2023 | ||
Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Jeff Nelson announced plans to study the impact of using the latest edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. ...Read More | |||
CWCI Posts 10-Year Report on Payment Trends | 09/26/2023 | ||
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Monday published a new study finding that paid losses on lost-time claims fell immediately after the reforms of SB 863 took effect at the start of 2013, then gradually ...Read More | |||
Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Insurance Carrier on Claims for Payment | 09/25/2023 | ||
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A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to an insurance carrier on its claims for payment under its workers' compensation and employers' liability policies. ...Read More | |||
COEH, DWC Partner on Med-Legal Report Writing Classes | 09/22/2023 | ||
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The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Division of Workers’ Compensation are partnering to present a four-part training course for medical-legal report writing. ...Read More | |||
Contractor Loses Challenge to Jury Verdict in Subrogation Action | 09/21/2023 | ||
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s award of damages against a general contractor in a subrogation action by an insurance carrier to recover what it had paid in benefits to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
Court Publishes Decision Barring Family From Seeking Tort Remedy for Worker's Death | 09/20/2023 | ||
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A California appellate court has ordered the publication of its opinion prohibiting a family from pursuing a tort action against an employer for a worker’s death. ...Read More | |||
Comp Coverage Costs Must Be Included in Damage Calculation | 09/19/2023 | ||
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A California appellate court ruled that the operating expenses for five tour buses, including the costs of workers’ compensation coverage for employees, should have been included in the calculation of damages in a breach-of-contract action. ...Read More | |||
CAAA Seminar to Cover PDRS Rebuttal | 09/18/2023 | ||
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The California Applicants' Attorneys Association is hosting a webinar Oct. 20 covering the legal history of efforts to rebut the permanent disability rating schedule with the use of vocational experts. ...Read More | |||
Claimant Fails to Tie Knee Condition to Traumatic Work Injury | 09/18/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker failed to prove her knee condition was caused by a traumatic injury at work. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Calculation of AWW for Worker With Sporadic Employment | 09/18/2023 | ||
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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s award of benefits was based on a proper calculation of his average weekly wage and that they were properly reduced to reflect his unemployment benefits from Virginia. ...Read More | |||