Workers' Compensation News
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Industry Expert Mark Webb Dies | 04/18/2023 | |
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| Longtime California governmental affairs expert and workers’ compensation industry consultant Mark Webb died April 9 from esophageal cancer. ...Read More | |||
| IWCC Hosting Open House April 20 | 04/06/2023 | ||
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| The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission is holding an open house on April 20. The commission said it is inviting members of the Workers’ Compensation Bar to visit with commissioners, arbitrators and staff following an in-house judicial training session later this month....Read More | |||
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Industrial Accident Claims Man's Life | 03/27/2023 | |
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| A man who became trapped in a machine at a Bulls Gap, Tennessee, manufacturing plant died from his injuries on March 19, according to the Citizen Tribune of Morristown. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Accident Board Abuses Discretion in Ordering Worker to Wean Off Narcotics | 03/24/2023 | |
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| A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled that the Industrial Accident Board abused its discretion in ordering a worker to eliminate her narcotic dependence for a compensable injury within a specific time frame. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Millwright Mechanic Fails to Prove Entitlement to Higher SLU Award | 03/02/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court rejected a millwright mechanic’s challenge to his schedule loss of use rating. Case: Matte...Read More | |||
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Injured Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Sufficient Financial Hardship to Warrant Reclassification | 02/27/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of an injured nurse’s request for reclassification to permanent total disability or total industrial disability due to factors reflecting extreme hardship. ...Read More | |||
| IAIABC Accepting Nominations for NextGen Awards | 02/23/2023 | ||
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| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions opened nominations for its sixth annual NextGen Awards. IAIABC’s NextGen Awards recognize people under 40 who are having a positive impact on the workers’ compensation industry and are doing exemplary ...Read More | |||
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IMR Notches Highest Uphold Rate in 2021 | 02/09/2023 | |
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| Independent medical review upheld 92.8% of appealed utilization review determinations in calendar year 2021, the highest upholding rate in any year since the administrative process for challenging treatment denials was created, according to a new report by the California Division of Workers&rsquo...Read More | |||
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Injured Cop Presents Adequate Evidence for Jury to Decide Damages | 01/26/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that an injured police officer presented sufficient evidence to allow a jury to decide his claims for past and future economic damages. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Hears Arguments on Comp Coverage for COVID-19 | 01/25/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases that could determine whether COVID-19 is a compensable disease. ...Read More | |||
