Workers' Compensation News
Husband Did Not Desert Worker Prior to Her Death by Overdose | 07/27/2022 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s determination that a worker’s husband had not deserted her prior to her death from a drug overdose. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of PTD for Hospital Worker's Post-Assault Psych Conditions | 07/25/2022 | ||
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The South Dakota Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent total disability benefits for a hospital worker who claimed to suffer psychological conditions after being attacked by two patients. ...Read More | |||
Home Health Worker Pleads Guilty to Fraud | 07/20/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Offices of the New York State Inspector General announced that a home health worker who was paid more than $6,000 for services that were never provided pleaded guilty to fraud, according to local media reports. ...Read More | |||
Homeowners' Exemption in Labor Law Applies to Religious Organization | 07/08/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a religious organization was entitled to protection under the homeowners' exemption to the Labor Law. ...Read More | |||
High Court Declines Request to Appoint Comp Judge | 06/29/2022 | ||
State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a request to make an emergency appointment so that the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims can continue hearing cases after its lone judge terms out Friday. ...Read More | |||
Hospital Entitled to Dismissal of Injured Laser Technician's Tort Suit | 06/28/2022 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a hospital qualified as the statutory employer of an injured laser technician who was bringing equipment to the facility as part of her job for her direct employer. ...Read More | |||
High Court Finds Worker's Narcotic Pain Medication No Longer Compensable | 06/27/2022 | ||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker’s prescribed narcotic pain medications were no longer compensable. ...Read More | |||
High Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Derivative Injury Rule and COVID | 06/24/2022 | ||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Supreme Court granted a federal appeals court request to decide whether the derivative injury doctrine prohibits a civil claim against an employer when a person who caught COVID-19 at work brings the virus home. ...Read More | |||
High Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to VSSR Award | 06/23/2022 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Supreme Court of Ohio rejected an employer’s challenges to a Court of Appeals decision upholding an enhanced award of benefits to an injured worker based on the company's failure to timely object to a magistrate’s recommendation to deny relief. ...Read More | |||
High Court Overturns Denial of Payment to Physician | 06/22/2022 | ||
State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker’s physician made an authorized referral to another care provider, and it overturned a denial of payment for the provider’s services. ...Read More | |||