Workers' Compensation News
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Husband, Wife Get 120 Days, $925,000 Restitution Order for Fraud Conviction | 02/15/2022 | |
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| A husband and wife convicted of failing to report employees and payroll to California State Compensation Insurance Fund over a three-year period were sentenced to 120 days in jail and ordered to pay $925,000 in restitution, the Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Calculating Injured Worker's AWW | 02/15/2022 | |
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| The North Carolina Supreme Court clarified the standards of review applicable to a dispute over the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wages. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Calculation of Insurer's Offset for Motorist's Receipt of Comp 'Benefits' | 02/10/2022 | |
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| Maryland’s highest court ruled that the difference between the fair and reasonable value of health care services made necessary by an automobile accident and the amount paid by a workers' compensation insurer is not a "benefit" recovered by the injured person under the workers...Read More | |||
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High Court Explains Availability of Apportionment for Worker With Increase in PPD After 2nd Injury | 02/09/2022 | |
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| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that when a worker’s injury increased his preexisting permanent partial disability, his schedule award was not subject to apportionment. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies 'Regular Compensation' | 02/07/2022 | |
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| The Massachusetts high court ruled that its previous interpretation of the statutory term "regular compensation" applies to superannuation, ordinary disability and accidental disability retirement, and does so retroactively. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Says Commission Erred in Relying on Doctor's Report to Determine Worker's Loss of Vision | 02/04/2022 | |
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| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a determination that the Industrial Commission abused its discretion in determining the extent of a worker’s lost vision based on the part of an expert medical report the physician had disclaimed. ...Read More | |||
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Hospital Worker Presumption Amended to ID Covered Cancers | 01/27/2022 | |
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| Legislation that would create a presumption that certain diseases, post-traumatic stress disorder and musculoskeletal injuries are compensable for some California hospital workers was amended to identify types of cancer that would also be covered. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Applicability of Exclusive Remedy Provisions to General Contractors | 01/24/2022 | |
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| The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act do not extend to a general contractor who is not the employee’s immediate employer. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Tosses Negligence-Based Claims Against Employer | 01/11/2022 | |
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| The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a plaintiff’s claims of negligent hiring, retention, supervision and general negligence for failing to provide a safe work environment. ...Read More | |||
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Houston Clinic Owner Sentenced to Two Years for Comp Scheme | 01/07/2022 | |
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| The owner of a medical clinic in Houston on Thursday was sentenced to two years in federal prison for her conviction a kickback and money laundering scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Southern Texas announced. ...Read More | |||
