Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Injuries | 12/20/2023 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for her back and ankle injuries after she slipped at work. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Change in Law on Bankruptcy Disclosure Obligations Requires Reconsideration of Case | 12/22/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a grant of summary judgment in a worker’s civil suit had to be overturned and his case reconsidered in light of the state Supreme Court’s recent guidance on judicial estoppel when a worker has failed to disclose potential litigation in bankr...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Claim Volume, Paid and Incurred Losses Down for Public Self-Insureds | 12/18/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute said initial data for the fiscal year ending in June shows decreases in total claim volume, incurred losses and paid losses. ...Read More | |||
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Claims Processing Administrative Factor Increasing to 18.61% | 12/18/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the claims processing administrative cost factor for 2024 is 18.61%, up from the 17.82% factor used in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Common-Law Wife of Deceased Police Officer Receives Award of Benefits | 12/15/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld an award of workers’ compensation benefits to the common-law wife of a police officer who died in the line of duty. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Summary Dismissal of Claim | 12/15/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s challenge to the summary dismissal of his workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Chamber Sets Discussion of Health Care's Relationship With Comp | 12/14/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Chamber of Commerce has set a webinar to help professionals navigate the "Intersection Between FMLA, ADA, Workers' Comp and Illinois Leave Issues," 10:30-noon Jan. 18. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Judge Doesn't Have Discretion to Deny Employer's Bid to Question Physician | 12/14/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Court of Appeals ruled that a workers' compensation law judge does not have the discretion to deny an employer’s request to cross-examine an attending physician before a decision has been rendered on the merits of the worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Bases AWW on Expected Income for Worker Injured on Day 2 of Job | 12/13/2023 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage based on what he would have earned if he had not been injured on his second day on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Alleged Water Main Accident | 12/13/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker had not been entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for alleged injuries he received while testing water main valves. ...Read More | |||
