Workers' Compensation News
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Firefighter Gets PTD Award for Post-Retirement Heart Condition | 05/02/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a firefighter who developed a disabling heart condition after she had retired. ...Read More | |||
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Four Charged in Alleged Capping Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speaking Workers | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Four people, including two applicants’ attorneys, are facing fraud charges for allegedly participating in a capping scheme that used a Mexican call center to target Spanish-speaking workers, according to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Former Postal Worker Must Return Overpayment of Disability Retirement Benefits | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld a determination that a former postal worker was required to return an overpayment of her disability retirement annuity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Review Section Miscalculates Payments Due for Ketamine Treatment | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals overturned a determination that a ketamine treatment provider was not entitled to additional payment for its services, since the Fee Review Hearing Office had miscalculated the amounts due. ...Read More | |||
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Former Accounting Chief at Defunct Law Firm Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The man who led the accounting department of a defunct Los Angeles law firm was sentenced Friday to 121 months in federal prison for his role in the organization's long-running embezzlement operation. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Says Jury Must Decide Whether Termination Was Retaliatory | 04/02/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court in Florida ruled that a jury must decide whether a trucking company terminated a driver in retaliation for seeking accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or for filing a workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Discrimination, Retaliation Claim | 03/14/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s claims of discrimination and retaliation. Case:...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Not Entitled to Additional Benefits for Recurrence of Prior Back Injury | 03/12/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a finding that a firefighter suffered a recurrence of a preexisting injury in the line of duty for which he was not entitled to additional compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Black Lung Award to Worker's Widow | 03/11/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a worker’s widow, finding the award was adequately supported by the evidence presented to the administrative law judge. ...Read More | |||
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Failure to Complete Drug Test Doesn't Foreclose Benefits, Fees, Penalties | 02/24/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker despite his failure to complete a post-accident drug test, and it upheld an assessment of penalties and fees against his employer. ...Read More | |||
