Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI Study Questions Efficacy of Narrowing Window for Liability Decisions | 07/22/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Legislation that supporters say would remediate delays and denials in cases involving injuries that are presumed compensable would likely have no effect on the majority of claims and could result in more denials and litigation on complex cases, according to an analysis by the California Workers&r...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Labor Law Claim for Lift Accident | 07/22/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for an accident involving a scissor lift. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies PTD Benefits to Worker, Orders Further Findings on Average Weekly Wage | 07/21/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ordered further findings as to an injured worker’s average weekly wage but upheld a determination that she was not permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Settlement Establishes Status as Employee at Time of Wreck | 07/20/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s settlement was dispositive of her employment status at the time of a motor vehicle accident and that the doctrine of res judicata also barred her from recovering from her employer in tort. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Holds Pure Premium Rate at $1.45 | 07/19/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara for a third consecutive year rejected a proposed increase to the workers’ compensation advisory pure premium rate. ...Read More | |||
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Chris Watson Appointed EVP and Chief Operating Officer of Harvard MedTech | 07/19/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Harvard MedTech appointed veteran workers’ compensation executive Chris Watson as executive vice president and chief operating officer. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Lacks Jurisdiction Over Claim for Out-of-State Accident | 07/19/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission lacked jurisdiction over a resident’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred in Virginia. ...Read More | |||
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CGL Policy Doesn't Exclude Coverage for $2.4M Settlement to Worker Who Lost Legs | 07/18/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a commercial general liability insurance carrier’s policy did not exclude coverage for its insured’s $2.4 million settlement to a worker who suffered the amputation of both legs. ...Read More | |||
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Court Allows Injured Worker to Add to Claim, Reinstates Benefits | 07/18/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the grant of a worker’s petitions to add a new injury to his claim and reinstate his benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Verdict Awarding Benefits | 07/15/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court denied an employer’s challenge to a jury verdict in favor of a long-time employee for her alleged injuries from her repetitive work actions. ...Read More | |||
