Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Can't Directly Appeal From Denial of Petition for Intervention | 02/08/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Pennsylvania Superior Court, sitting en banc, ruled that an insurance carrier could not take an immediate appeal of a trial judge’s denial of its petition to intervene in a tort suit to recover its workers’ compensation lien when a complaint had yet to be filed. ...Read More | |||
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Conversion Factors Up 4.256% in 2023 Fee Schedule | 02/08/2023 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section posted a copy of its 2023 Medical Fee Schedule, which includes a 4.256% increase in conversion factors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Termination of Worker's Benefits Despite Intervening Car Accident | 02/08/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the termination of a worker’s total disability benefits after he recovered from his work injury enough to become employable and then was involved in a non-work-related accident before a hearing could be held on the employer’s termination petition....Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Verdict for Worker, Finding Defendant Immune as Statutory Employer | 02/07/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court relieved a general contractor of liability for a $5,6 million jury verdict in favor of an injured worker, finding the contractor was the worker’s statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Request for Change of Physician | 02/06/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of authorization for a worker’s physician of choice following an insurance carrier’s failure to respond to his request for a change in treating doctors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Jury's Award to Worker in FELA Dispute Due to Instructional Error | 02/01/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned a jury verdict in favor of an injured railway worker because of a mistake in jury instructions. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Construction Worker's Tort Claim for Assault Injuries | 01/31/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court revived a construction foreman’s tort claim against a general contractor and property owner for his injuries from an assault while working in a high-crime area. ...Read More | |||
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CBIA, IAC File Amicus Brief Opposing Exclusivity Challenge | 01/31/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Connecticut Business & Industry Association and the Insurance Association of Connecticut filed a joint amicus brief asking a state appellate court to deny a motion that seeks to apply the “substantial certainty” exception to exclusivity. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Summary Judgment to Worker Who Fell From Roof | 01/27/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from the roof of a building. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA: Employers Must Post Annual Summary of Injuries by Feb. 1 | 01/26/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s workplace safety regulatory agency reminds employers of their requirement to post their 2022 annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses by Feb. 1. ...Read More | |||
