Workers' Compensation News
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Defective Briefing Leads to Dismissal of Injured Nurse's Challenge | 12/15/2022 | |
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| The Missouri Court of Appeals threw out an injured nurse’s challenge to a grant of summary judgment to her employer on her claims of discrimination and retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Labor Law Case Get Partial Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claim | 12/15/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law case should have been granted summary judgment on their contractual indemnification claim against the injured worker’s employer and that the common-law claims should not have been dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Divided Court Upholds Dismissal of Affirmative Defense | 12/13/2022 | |
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| A divided New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a Labor Law defendant’s defense that an injured worker was the sole proximate cause of a ladder accident. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Civil Suit Fail to Prove Entitlement to Immunity as Statutory Employers | 12/12/2022 | |
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| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the defendants in an injured worker’s civil case were not entitled to summary judgment on their claim that they were immune from liability under the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Requests Comments on Designated Doctor Rules and Forms | 12/12/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation formally proposed two rules that it said would improve the operation of the designated doctor program. ...Read More | |||
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Division Extends Call for COVID-19 Claim Data | 12/08/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is extending its call for data on COVID-19 claims through the end of March. The division o...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for 30th Annual Conference | 12/07/2022 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 30th annual educational conference being held in Oakland and Los Angeles in March. ...Read More | |||
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DWC: Medical Conversion Factors Increasing 3.8% | 12/07/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that medical conversion factors will increase 3.8% in 2023 in accordance with the increase in the Medicare Economic Index. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Ambulance Fee Schedule | 12/01/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the ambulance services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare system. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Claims | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the injured worker’s complaint. ...Read More | |||
