Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Seeking Refund Gets Writ Relief | 12/02/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer participating in a group retrospective rating program was entitled to a writ of mandate. Case...Read More | |||
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Employer's Review Application Meets Minimum Requirements for Appeal | 11/27/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an employer’s application for review of an administrative law judge’s decision was “not perfect,” but it was good enough to put the worker and Second Injury Fund on notice of the contested issues. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Should Have Been Granted Continuance After Doctor's Unexpected Change in Opinion | 11/08/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer should have been granted a continuance after its medical expert expressed an unforeseen change in opinion shortly before the scheduled hearing on a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Expansion of Worker's Claim to Include Depression Didn't Increase His Loss of Earning Capacity | 10/31/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to an increase in his loss of wage-earning capacity after his claim was expanded to include his depression diagnosis. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Faces Civil Liability for Fatal Shooting | 10/18/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer can face civil liability for the death of an employee who was shot at work by a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Doesn't Waive Subrogation Claim | 10/15/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a ruling that an employer had waived its subrogation claim for the benefits it paid to an injured worker in a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Enlyte Launches Physical Medicine Network | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Enlyte on Thursday announced the launch of Apricus Physical Medicine, a network for rehabilitation services, including occupational therapy and physical therapy. ...Read More | |||
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Employer of Allegedly Injured Worker Gets Dismissal of Third-Party Claim | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party suit against an allegedly injured worker’s employer should have been summarily dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Loses Challenges to Benefits Reinstatement, Expansion of Claim, Penalties | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an employer’s challenges to orders reinstating a worker’s benefits, the expansion of his claim and the imposition of penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Worker From Suing Employer's Auto Insurance Carrier | 10/02/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that when a worker is injured in the course of his employment by the acts of an underinsured third-party tortfeasor, workers’ compensation exclusivity does not bar him from recovering benefits from his employer’s separate uninsured/underinsur...Read More | |||
