Workers' Compensation News
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Commission's Decision Complies With Scope of Remand Order to Revisit Worker's Credibility | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker after a prior remand order had directed the Workers’ Compensation Commission to revisit its adverse finding as to his credibility. ...Read More | |||
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Congress to Consider Expanding Beryllium Exposure Bill for Energy Workers | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Senate read through legislation that would expand the federal occupational illness program for energy workers. ...Read More | |||
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Carriers Challenge Proposed Hospital Inpatient Payment Rules | 09/21/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A group of insurance companies is asking the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings to analyze the validity of proposed hospital reimbursement rules and determine whether the methods used by the Division of Workers’ Compensation to establish maximum reimbursement allowances were &ldquo...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury's Award to Mechanic for Repetitive Motion Injuries | 09/21/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a jury’s award of benefits to a mechanic for his repetitive motion injuries and the trial judge’s procedural rulings during the trial. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
