Workers' Compensation News
| Colorado Lawmaker Seeks to Amend Injury Notice Time | 01/26/2022 | ||
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| Lawmakers in Colorado are considering legislation that would increase more than threefold the time limits for reporting a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Worker's Award for Shoulder Injuries From Repetitive Lifting | 01/26/2022 | |
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| The Iowa Court of Appeals reinstated benefits for a hospital worker with shoulder injuries from repetitive lifting. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Part of Worker's Labor Law Claim for Staircase Fall | 01/25/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries in a fall while climbing stairs to access his work area. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Calculation of PPD Rate for Worker With Concurrent Employment | 01/25/2022 | |
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| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker with concurrent employments was entitled to additional permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Update Fee Schedule, Use Insolvent Carrier Data for Ratemaking | 01/21/2022 | |
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| The first fee schedule update for Florida physicians since 2016 cleared its first hurdle when it was unanimously passed by a Senate committee earlier in the week. ...Read More | |||
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Cost Disparities Complicate Efforts to Exempt Topical Analgesics From UR | 01/20/2022 | |
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| Some members of the committee advising the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on its prescription drug formulary would like to fast-track certain topical analgesics by exempting them from utilization review. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Opens Registration for 2022 Annual Meeting | 01/20/2022 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 58th annual meeting, which is scheduled to be held live from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Widow's Claim for WTC Worker's Fatal Lung Cancer | 01/20/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court revived a widow’s claim for benefits for her husband’s death from lung cancer following his work during the cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Posts Fact Sheet, Info on Updated COVID-19 Standards | 01/19/2022 | |
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| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health posted fact sheets and updated answers to frequently asked questions regarding updated COVID-19 prevention standards. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's New/Omitted Condition Claim | 01/19/2022 | |
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| The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a denial of a worker’s request for his osteoarthritis to be treated as a new or omitted condition arising out of a knee injury from a fall. ...Read More | |||
