Workers' Compensation News
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Civil RICO Complaint Alleges Scheme to Stage Construction Accidents | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A captive insurer serving New York's construction industry filed a civil racketeering complaint, alleging a widespread scheme to file phony workers' compensation and personal injury claims to exploit the state's Labor Law worker protections. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Disability Pension Benefits for Police Officer's Mental Injury | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the denial of accidental disability pension benefits for a former police officer with a mental injury. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Awards Benefits on Theory of Causation Neither Argued Nor Pleaded by Worker | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission did not err in awarding benefits for a worker’s injury on a theory of causation that he neither argued nor pleaded. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Worker's Need for Shoulder Surgery Unrelated to Prior Work Accident | 11/20/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker failed to link her need for shoulder surgery to a prior work accident. Sanjanet...Read More | |||
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Comptroller: Max Benefit Formula 'In Range' of Peers, but Max Payment Lower Than Most | 11/20/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Although the formula for calculating temporary total disability benefits in New York is consistent with other large states and its neighbors, the actual maximum benefit in New York is lower than all peer states except New Jersey, according to a new report. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Conversion Factor as Percentage of Medicare Increased From 2017-2024 | 11/19/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | |||
