Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Worker Who Failed to Disclose Prior Back Injury | 11/17/2022 | |
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| The South Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits to a manufacturing worker for a back injury, finding his failure to disclose a prior injury did not foreclose his claim and that he did not willfully injure himself. ...Read More | |||
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Correctional Worker Charged With Fraud | 11/17/2022 | |
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| A correctional worker in Illinois was arrested on charges that he made false statements about a workers’ compensation claim, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Benefits to Widow of Murdered Cab Driver | 11/16/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that the workers’ compensation insurance carrier for the Independent Livery Driver Benefit Fund was liable for the payment of benefits to the widow of a murdered cab driver. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Golden State Accounted for 20.1% of Cash, Medical Payments in 2020 | 11/15/2022 | |
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| The Golden State accounted for 20.1% of all cash and medical benefits paid to injured workers throughout the country in calendar year 2020, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute bulletin released Monday summarizing findings in a National Academy of Social Insurance repor...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Summary Judgment on Worker's Claim for Crush Injury | 11/15/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was properly allowed to proceed with his Labor Law and negligence claims for his injuries from a scaffold accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Won't Publish Decision Awarding Benefits to Security Guard Who Broke Employer's Rules | 11/14/2022 | |
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| The Court of Appeals for the 3rd District of California has declined to order publication of its decision upholding an award of benefits to a security guard for an injury he suffered after chasing an unruly patron out of a bus terminal in contradiction of his employer’s instructions. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can't Use Fee Schedule to Reimburse Provider for 'Vibe Therapy' | 11/14/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a set of related decisions, a Florida appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not reimburse a treatment provider according to the lower-paid workers' compensation fee schedule just because it billed for its services under a code that did not have a set price. ...Read More | |||
| Court Orders Further Proceedings on Compensability of Worker's Eye Injury | 11/10/2022 | ||
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| An Ohio appellate court granted a limited writ of mandamus to an injured worker who suffered an on-the-job injury to an eye that was missing a lens due to a childhood BB gun accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Exercise of Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Employer for Suit | 11/09/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the exercise of special jurisdiction over a Louisiana-based company for the death of an employee at a refinery in Alabama. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Releases Fact Sheet to Help Protect School Employees From Stress | 11/08/2022 | |
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| California’s labor-management advisory panel released a new fact sheet providing information about stressors, tools and potential solutions to reduce stress among school employees. ...Read More | |||
