Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI: Conversion Factor as Percentage of Medicare Increased From 2017-2024 | 11/19/2024 | |
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| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that the Official Medical Fee Schedule conversion factor as a percentage of Medicare for professional services increased a little more than 17% from 2017 to 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for 41-Year-Old Bartender's Fatal Heart Attack | 11/19/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits for a 41-year-old bartender’s fatal heart attack. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves 1% Rate Cut | 11/19/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky issued a final order approving an average 1% rate decrease for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns SLU Awards After Board Rejects Expert Opinions | 11/18/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the schedule loss of use awards for an injured man after the Workers’ Compensation Board rejected both medical opinions presented on the issue. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Allowing Subrogation on Recovery, Denying Penalty on Employer | 11/18/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has published its finding that an employer’s reimbursement from a worker’s third-party recovery excluded medical expenses afte...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of School Employee's Wrist Injury Claim | 11/13/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a school district employee’s claim of injury to her wrist. Krista Wilson...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Worker Timely Reported Injury | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that the Labor Commission’s Appeals Board erred in finding a worker’s claim timely even though he did not report his accident to his employer within 180 days. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Damages Award Inadequate | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned an award of damages after a defendant’s default in a Labor Law case, finding the award inadequate. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Son of Sam Law Allows State to Take Murderer's Comp Settlement | 11/11/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appeals court said a law created nearly 50 years ago to ensure serial killer David Berkowitz couldn't profit from his murder spree supersedes work comp law and allows the state to take a murderer's work comp settlement to pay victim restitution. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Grant of Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendant | 11/11/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should not have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claim against it. ...Read More | |||
