Workers' Compensation News
IAIABC Announces 2022 NextGen Award Recipients | 07/28/2022 | ||
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The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions announced the recipients of its NextGen Award recognizing young professionals who are having a positive impact on their organizations and the workers’ compensation industry. ...Read More | |||
Injured Worker Can't Appeal Non-Final Order Suspending Benefits | 07/27/2022 | ||
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A New York appellate court dismissed a worker’s attempt to appeal a non-final decision allowing for the suspension of his benefits pending a resolution of an insurance carrier’s claim he had committed fraud. ...Read More | |||
Injured Worker's False Statements Not Willful | 07/19/2022 | ||
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker did not willfully make false statements for the purpose of obtaining compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
Incident Report on Worker's Fall Properly Excluded From Evidence as Hearsay | 06/29/2022 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that an incident report describing a construction worker’s fall was properly excluded from evidence. ...Read More | |||
Injured Worker Can't Proceed With Retaliatory Discharge Claim in District Court | 06/27/2022 | ||
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The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claim for retaliatory discharge. Case: He...Read More | |||
Injured Workers, AG Spar Over Need for Court of Existing Claims | 06/16/2022 | ||
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Attorneys for a handful of injured workers and the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims made their pitch Wednesday for why the state Supreme Court should appoint a judge to continue serving after July 1. ...Read More | |||
ICA Opens Registration for Claims Seminar | 06/07/2022 | ||
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona opened registration for its 2021 claims seminar, which will be held in Scottsdale on Aug. 18-19. The...Read More | |||
Injured Casino Worker Can't Seek Remedy From Tribal Employer's Claims Administrator | 06/03/2022 | ||
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The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a casino worker who was barred from seeking a remedy from the casino’s owners and insurance carrier because of sovereign immunity could not instead pursue a claim against a third-party administrator. ...Read More | |||
Insurance Department Breaks Down COVID Comp Claims Data | 06/02/2022 | ||
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Nearly 25% of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in Texas that involved professional or hospital/facility services received such services beyond one-month post-injury, according to a report released by the state Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
ICA Proposes New Fee Schedule | 05/27/2022 | ||
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona posted proposed updates to the physicians’ and pharmaceutical fee schedules for public comment. ...Read More | |||