Workers' Compensation News
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Court Tosses Award of $37,229 in Interest for Belated Payment of Medical Bills | 04/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 198 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned an award of $37,229 in interest to two treatment providers for a comp carrier’s belated payment for services. ...Read More | |||
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Commercial Vehicle Insurance Measure Heading to Governor | 04/30/2018 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 206 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 37 min read | |||
| A bill seeking to clarify coverage requirements for independent contractors who drive commercial vehicles is heading to the desk of Gov. John Hickenlooper. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Directed Verdict for Contractor | 04/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 624 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 38 min read | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals revived an injured worker’s negligence action against the general contractor for a construction project, finding a directed verdict should not have been granted to the contractor under a theory of liability that was not advanced by the worker. ...Read More | |||
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California Ranks Fourth Highest in Total Claim Cost, WCRI Study Finds | 04/27/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1321 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 43 min read | |||
| California ranked fourth-highest in terms of average claim costs among 18 states examined in a new study, and one contributing factor is the relatively high percentage of claims with more than seven days of lost time. ...Read More | |||
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Changes to Voc-Rehab Fees Would Be Cost-Neutral, Department Says | 04/27/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MN | Segment: Top | 210 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor has announced what officials are calling "cost-neutral" changes to workers' compensation vocational rehabilitation fees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment Denying Exclusivity Defense | 04/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 214 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 74 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer should not have been denied the ability to assert an exclusive remedy defense to a worker’s personal injury claim, as a matter of law. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says It Lacks Authority to Review Temporary Awards of Benefits | 04/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 131 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review an employer’s challenge to a worker’s award of temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Task-Loss Analysis for Worker Who Didn't Abide by 'Permanent' Restrictions | 04/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 142 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that an assessment of a worker’s lost ability to perform work tasks cannot include “theoretical work tasks” precluded by medical restrictions for a prior injury if the worker never followed the limitations. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to Worker for Fall From Unsecured Ladder | 04/26/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law Section 240(1) claim based on his fall from a ladder, but there were still triable issues as to whether the Industrial Code had been violated. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Moves Comp Bills Toward Final Vote | 04/26/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 154 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read | |||
| An ad hoc committee of the Hawaii Legislature passed bills that would impose new requirements on doctors prescribing opioids to injured workers, and would increase payment to doctors treating firefighters with admitted cancer claims. ...Read More | |||
