Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Court Upholds UR Determination on Worker's Excessive Opioid Use | 07/15/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that an injured worker’s opioid medication usage was excessive and needed to be tapered in accordance with a utilization reviewer’s recommendations. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Findings That Worker's Bills Aren't Related to Covered Conditions | 07/14/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board that found a worker’s medical bills were not causally related to her established conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Interim TTD for Injured Worker | 07/13/2022 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker was entitled to an award of interim temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Carrier Can't Assert Lien on Worker's Third-Party Recovery | 07/12/2022 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a grant of summary judgment denying an insurance carrier the ability to assert a lien against a worker’s third-party recovery. ...Read More | |||
