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Enforcement of Heat Regs Starts April 29 04/22/2025
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers that it will begin enforcing the state’s heat regulations April 29. ...Read More
 
 

Eligible IMR Applications Increase in 2024; UR Uphold Rate Drops to 87.3% 04/10/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The number of eligible applications for independent medical review increased to 148,106 in 2024 from 133,093 in 2023, and the proportion of decisions affirming the underlying utilization review determination fell to an all-time low of 87.3%, according to a new report by the California Divisi...Read More
 
 

Eric Hansen Reelected Chair of CWCI Board 04/07/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute announced that Eric M. Hansen was re-elected to serve as chairman of its board of directors in 2025. ...Read More
 
 

Employer Liable for Worker's Medical Bills, but Sanctions Not Warranted 03/10/2025
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was liable for a worker’s medical bills for treatment it had refused to cover but that it should not have been sanctioned for its conduct. ...Read More
 
 

Employer Not Bound by Stipulation as Responsible Operator for Black Lung Claim 02/28/2025
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer
A federal appellate court ruled that an employer was not bound by a stipulation it made to be the responsible operator for a claim for black lung benefits in a subsequent claim by the same worker. ...Read More
 
 

Exclusivity Bars Widow's Suit for Fatal Shooting 02/20/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a widow’s suit for the fatal shooting of her husband by a recently terminated co-employee. ...Read More
 
 

Employer Gets Reimbursement for Wages Paid to Worker During Disability 02/18/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld a finding that an employer was entitled to reimbursement for the wages it paid an injured worker during her period of disability. ...Read More
 
 

Employer Doesn't Violate FEHA When Worker Never Requests Accommodation 02/06/2025
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appeals court ruled that an employer did not violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act by failing to engage in the interactive process or provide a reasonable accommodation when a worker never explicitly requested such an accommodation. ...Read More
 
 

Employer's Refusal to Reduce Lien Doesn't Constitute Bad Faith 01/17/2025
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer’s refusal to negotiate the amount of its subrogation lien does not constitute deliberate bad faith conduct that could result in the modification, reduction or waiver of its lien. ...Read More
 
 

Election of Remedies Defeats Worker's Civil Suit Over Finger Amputation 01/14/2025
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his employer for the traumatic amputation of his finger in a conveyor belt accident. ...Read More
 
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