Workers' Compensation News
| Employer's Apparent Fraud in Securing Coverage Doesn't Relieve Carrier of Duty to Pay Benefits | 01/23/2015 | ||
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| An employer's apparent fraud in securing workers' compensation insurance for its employees did not relieve its carrier of its obligation to provide coverage for an employee that the employer hadn't included in its reported payroll, a New York appellate court ruled. Case: Urban...Read More | |||
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Evidence Worker's Disability from Omitted Condition Was Permanent Didn't Bar Her from Getting TTD | 01/15/2015 | |
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| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a claimant, who was medically stationary on a compensable low-back claim, was not barred from receiving temporary disability benefits on a belatedly accepted claim for an omitted medical condition. Case: Scott v. Liberty Northwest Insurance Corp., No...Read More | |||
| Employer's Payment for Worker's Out-of-State Treatment Made His Comp Claim Timely | 01/15/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker's claim for benefits, filed within two years after his employer last paid his benefits under the comp system of his home state of Florida, was not time-barred. Case: Clark v. Summit Contractors Group, No. COA14-698, 12/31/2014, p...Read More | |||
| Employer Couldn't Shift Liability to Special Fund for Case that Wasn't 'Truly Closed' | 01/14/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to shift liability for a worker's claim to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases since his case had not yet been "truly closed." Case: Pankiw v. Eastman Kodak Co., No. 518005, 12/31/2014, published. Fac...Read More | |||
| Enrollment Now Open for NCRB's Assigned Risk Take-Out Credit Program | 01/14/2015 | ||
| Source: North Carolina Rate Bureau | |||
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| The North Carolina Rate Bureau has issued circulars regarding its Assigned Risk Take-Out Credit Program and the adoption of revisions to the pension tables in the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Statistical Plan Manual. The Assigned Risk Take-Out Credit Program is designed to e...Read More | |||
| Employer Has No Due Process Right to Cross-Examine Worker's Treating Doctors | 01/13/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| An employer's due process rights are not violated by its inability to cross-examine a worker's treating doctors about their opinions, as stated in the medical reports the worker submitted in support of his claim, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled. Case: RG Construction Services v...Read More | |||
| EDI on Workers' Compensation Board Meeting Agenda for Tuesday | 01/12/2015 | ||
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| The Maine Workers' Compensation Board will hear an update on electronic data interchange efforts and discuss other issues during a meeting in Augusta on Tuesday. On the board's agenda: Subcommittee reports. Executive director report. General coun...Read More | |||
| Employer Can't Shift Liability for Worker's PTD from Lung Condition to Special Fund | 01/09/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to shift any liability for a worker's permanent and totally disabling lung problems to the Special Disability Fund. Case: Matter of Surianello v. Consolidated Edison Co., No. 9044, 12/24/2014, published. Facts:...Read More | |||
| Employer's Alleged Underreporting of Payroll Didn't Let Carrier Avoid Coverage for Claim | 01/08/2015 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a comp carrier could not avoid liability for a claim against its insured based on the insured's alleged underreporting of its payroll. Case: Pinot v. Straight Line Construction Corp., No. 518625, 12/14/2014, published. Facts: Denis Pinot f...Read More | |||
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Exercise Riders Suffer Majority of Horse-Racing Injuries in Golden State | 01/07/2015 | |
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| Exercise riders account for more than half the workers' compensation claims originating in California's horse-racing industry, according to a report by thoroughbredracing.com. ...Read More | |||
