Workers' Compensation News
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Court Finds State Not Liable for Surgical Implant Reimbursements | 12/01/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court issued dual decisions finding a self-proclaimed health care provider could not assert valid claims for reimbursement for spinal implants it provided to doctors for use on injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Exceeds Authority by Imposing Conditions on Worker's Future Medical Treatment | 11/30/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission exceeded its authority in setting conditions for the provision of future medical treatment for an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Awards Against Employer, 2nd Injury Fund for Successive Disabilities | 11/30/2022 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the division of liability between an employer and the state Second Injury Fund for a worker’s successive disabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier's Delay in Challenging Coverage for Accident Results in Forfeiture of Argument | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier that waited until after a worker’s claim was established to dispute coverage was barred from maintaining its position that its policy did not cover the site of the injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses $1.4M Verdict, Finding Judge Erred in Classifying Worker as Seaman | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a $1.4 million award to an injured shipyard worker, finding he was not a seaman covered by the Jones Act. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Accused of Taking $127K in Benefits While Running Company | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a contractor in Clark County was charged with stealing $127,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for allegedly working at his own construction business while claiming he was too injured to work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Welder's Claim Against Property Owner for Slip-and-Fall Accident | 11/23/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a welder’s Labor Law claim against a property owner for her injuries from falling while moving a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Worker's Claims for Trip-and-Fall Accident | 11/22/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of portions of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a trip-and-fall on a sidewalk bridge. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds BWC's Division of Earned Premium Surplus | 11/22/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Court of Claims granted summary judgment to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in a dispute over the way it disbursed a surplus of earned premiums to member employers. ...Read More | |||
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Court OKs Worker's Use of Uber for Medical Appointments, Orders Full Reimbursement | 11/18/2022 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that there is no preauthorization or notice requirement for workers with compensable injuries who need transportation to medical appointments. ...Read More | |||
