Workers' Compensation News
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County Gets Dismissal of Claims for Wrongful Death, Exemplary Damages | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a county was entitled to dismissal of a widow’s claims for damages under the Wrongful Death Act and for exemplary damages under the Workers' Compensation Act for an employee’s allegedly work-related death. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker's Condition Worsened, but Not to Point of Total Disability | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s impairment had worsened, but he did not establish that he was permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Entitled to Subrogation for Case Manager, Appellate Court Says | 08/09/2022 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals said the state’s work comp subrogation statute is constitutional and a carrier was entitled to reimbursement from an injured worker’s tort recovery for the costs of a nurse case manager. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders Judge to Revisit Employer's Request for Fees | 08/09/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a denial of an employer’s request for an award of fees related to “groundless” claims by an injured former employee. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Fell From Bucket | 08/08/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the worker’s claims based on his alleged fall from a bucket he was using as a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Pest Control Coverage, Social Worker Bills | 08/05/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would require pest control contractors to provide proof of workers’ compensation coverage to maintain their registration, and a bill to allow employers to add licensed clinical social workers to their medical...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Amazon Warehouse Worker Claiming Compression Fracture | 08/05/2022 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a denial of an Amazon warehouse employee’s claim that she had suffered a compression fracture on her second day of work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Traumatic Amputation of Newly Hired Longshoreman's Fingers | 08/04/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of damages to a novice longshoreman who suffered the traumatic amputation of three fingers after just 10 days on the job. ...Read More | |||
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CIGA and UR Study Bills Passed; COVID Presumption Gets Minor Amendment | 08/03/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers used procedural rules to pass bills that would modify the bond process for the California Insurance Guarantee Association and extend the deadline for an analysis of exempting some procedures from prospective utilization review. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Offers On-Demand Webinar on Impact of MLFS Changes | 08/02/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute is offering an on-demand webinar reviewing findings from a study on the impact of changes to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
