Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Award to Truck Driver With Broken Hardware in Ankle | 09/20/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a truck driver for an ankle injury, even though he had a history of injury and broken hardware within the ankle. ...Read More | |||
| Court Finds Worker's Injuries Compensable Despite Delay in Complaints to Doctor | 09/19/2022 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker sustained compensable injuries in a fall from a ladder, despite the passage of time between his accident and his complaints to his doctor. ...Read More | |||
| CWCI: Drop in IMR Volume Continues in First Half of 2022 | 09/16/2022 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that after hitting a new low in 2021 the volume of independent medical review decision letters continued to decline through the first half of 2022. ...Read More | |||
| Committee Meeting Oct. 17 to Select WCB Nominees | 09/16/2022 | ||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee is meeting Oct. 17 to select three potential nominees for the Workers’ Compensation Board that will be submitted to the governor. ...Read More | |||
| Comp Fraud Conviction of Trolley Driver Who Faked Assault Upheld, Restitution Order Vacated | 09/15/2022 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Appeals Court of Massachusetts upheld the conviction of a trolley driver for workers’ compensation fraud stemming from his orchestration of a fake Halloween-day attack. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Denial of Additional Medical Treatment for Worker with Compensable Back Injury | 09/15/2022 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of coverage for additional medical treatment for a worker with an admittedly compensable back injury. ...Read More | |||
| Court Rejects Brothers' Claims for Wrongful Termination, Comp Retaliation | 09/14/2022 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a wrongful termination claim by two brothers who claimed they were terminated in retaliation for reporting workplace safety issues and to prevent one from filing a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
| Comp Impact of AMA Updates on Mental Injuries 'Uncertain': NCCI | 09/14/2022 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Several changes made in 2021 to the 6th edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment that affect workers’ compensation claims will have an “uncertain” effect on the diagnosis and disability determination for mental injury c...Read More | |||
| Corrections Dept. Fined for Exposing Workers to TB Outbreak | 09/12/2022 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that it fined the state Department of Corrections $84,400 for failing to follow safety rules to prevent the spread of infectious diseases at a jail in Aberdeen. ...Read More | |||
| Court Finds Injured Police Officer Entitled to Dutry Disability Pension | 09/12/2022 | ||
| Source: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured police officer was entitled to a line-of-duty disability pension. ...Read More | |||
