Workers' Compensation News
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Court Won't Publish Decision Awarding Benefits to Security Guard Who Broke Employer's Rules | 11/14/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Court of Appeals for the 3rd District of California has declined to order publication of its decision upholding an award of benefits to a security guard for an injury he suffered after chasing an unruly patron out of a bus terminal in contradiction of his employer’s instructions. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can't Use Fee Schedule to Reimburse Provider for 'Vibe Therapy' | 11/14/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a set of related decisions, a Florida appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not reimburse a treatment provider according to the lower-paid workers' compensation fee schedule just because it billed for its services under a code that did not have a set price. ...Read More | |||
| Court Orders Further Proceedings on Compensability of Worker's Eye Injury | 11/10/2022 | ||
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court granted a limited writ of mandamus to an injured worker who suffered an on-the-job injury to an eye that was missing a lens due to a childhood BB gun accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Exercise of Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Employer for Suit | 11/09/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the exercise of special jurisdiction over a Louisiana-based company for the death of an employee at a refinery in Alabama. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Releases Fact Sheet to Help Protect School Employees From Stress | 11/08/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s labor-management advisory panel released a new fact sheet providing information about stressors, tools and potential solutions to reduce stress among school employees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Paramedic's PTSD Claim | 11/08/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of benefits for a paramedic suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, saying the trial judge erroneously concluded she was not exposed to a qualifying event on her last day of work and was not entitled to benefits pursuant to statutory changes en...Read More | |||
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Court Says Insurance Commissioner Had Jurisdiction to Declare Comp Policy Provisions Invalid | 11/07/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the state insurance commissioner was not barred by the doctrine of exclusive concurrent jurisdiction from determining that certain agreements relating to workers’ compensation insurance policies issued by Travelers Indemnity Co. were unenforceable....Read More | |||
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CDC Releases New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines | 11/07/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Friday released its revised guidelines for opioid prescribing with new recommendations for providers that emphasize greater communication with patients and ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders Calculation of Fees for Expert Witness Whose Testimony Was Disregarded | 11/04/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court directed the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board to calculate a reasonable award to reimburse an injured worker for the costs of deposing an expert witness as part of a successful defense of an effort to close her claim. ...Read More | |||
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CAN Sues Tomato Grower Over Post-Termination Claims | 11/03/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Agricultural Network is suing the former owner of a tomato farm for allegedly concealing pertinent facts about the business’s ownership structure and financial strength before it went out of business and laid off all employees in September 2021. ...Read More | |||
