Workers' Compensation News
Court Establishes Requirements for Worker to Receive 'Extended' TTD Benefits | 04/20/2023 | ||
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
In a case of first impression, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker did not establish his entitlement to extended temporary total disability benefits beyond the statutory 500-week cap. ...Read More | |||
Comp Carrier Can't Pursue Reimbursement From Owners of Home Where Worker Was Hurt | 04/19/2023 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a subcontractor’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier was not entitled to reimbursement for the benefits paid to an injured worker from the owners of the home where the accident happened. ...Read More | |||
Court Splits on Whether Worker Preserved Claim of Error on Appeal | 04/19/2023 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A divided Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker properly preserved his claim of error on the issue of whether he was entitled to industrial disability benefits for a combined shoulder and arm injury. ...Read More | |||
Court Revives Mechanic's Claim From Car Accident | 04/17/2023 | ||
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Texas appellate court overturned a denial of a mechanic’s claim for injuries from a car accident that occurred as he was driving to his employer’s shop to check some equipment for his employer. ...Read More | |||
Committee Approves PTSD Presumption for State Nurses, Psychiatric Techs | 04/14/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously passed a bill that would establish a rebuttable presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable workplace injury for nursing staff providing care to California prison inmates and state hospital patients. ...Read More | |||
Committee Passes Contractor Comp Bill | 04/13/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A policy committee of the California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would require contractors to disclose the classification codes endorsed on their workers’ compensation policies. ...Read More | |||
Court Overturns Denial of Hypertension Benefits to Retired Police Chief | 04/12/2023 | ||
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Connecticut Appellate Court overturned a denial of benefits to a retired police officer for hypertension, finding the date of his appointment as police chief did not constitute a new date of hire. ...Read More | |||
Commissioner Approves 10.2% Rate Cut | 04/07/2023 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Gary Anderson approved a 10.2% average rate cut for policies incepting on or after July 1. ...Read More | |||
Court Reinstates Worker's Claims Against Property Owner, Contractor for Fall in Construction Area | 04/06/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court reinstated some of a worker’s claims against a property owner and contractor for her injuries from an alleged fall in an area undergoing renovations. ...Read More | |||
Company's Good-Faith Effort Not Enough to Stop Man From Choosing Own Doctor | 04/06/2023 | ||
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned a finding that an employer’s good-faith effort to provide an injured employee with a list of authorized physicians was sufficient to prevent him from choosing his own doctor. ...Read More | |||