Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Can't Void Employer's Policy or Proceed With Breach-of-Contract Claim | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not void a policy based on an employer’s misrepresentation, nor could it maintain a breach-of-contract claim against a marketing agent for failing to inform it of the misinformation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award for Second of Identical Injuries | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned an award of benefits to a worker who suffered identical foot injuries 11 years apart. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns PPD Award, Finds No Valid Impairment Rating | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured mine worker, finding that neither doctor who provided impairment ratings had performed valid evaluations. ...Read More | |||
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CompIQ, Bardavon Launch Automated Referral Process | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| CompIQ Solutions and Bardavon announced a partnership to create an automated referral process for injured workers who need specialized care. ...Read More | |||
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Court Continues to Reject Repetitive Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected yet another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation process. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Obligated to Pay Worker's Belatedly Submitted Bills | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier had no obligation to pay a worker's medical bills that were submitted more than 45 days after the treatments were rendered. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Increase in Worker's Award for Back Injury | 09/16/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a worker’s award of benefits for a back injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Cabinet Maker Fined $187,000 for Refusing to Abate Hazards | 09/16/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined a cabinet maker $187,000 after finding that the company did not fix safety violations that led to similar citations in 2019. ...Read More | |||
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CalChamber Urges Veto of Ag Worker Heat Injury Presumption | 09/13/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Chamber of Commerce on Thursday issued a statement urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would create a presumption of compensability for certain heat-related injuries suffered by agricultural workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Approval for Change in Doctors, Denies Forfeiture Claim | 09/13/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a judge’s decision approving a worker’s change of physician but upheld the denial of the employer’s request for a forfeiture of benefits. ...Read More | |||
