Workers' Compensation News
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Industrial Commission Properly Exercises Authority to Correct Error of Law | 04/19/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an order of the Industrial Commission correcting an error of law and awarding a worker temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Must Attend IME, Sign Informed Consent Document | 04/18/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an employer could compel an injured worker to attend an independent medical evaluation and to sign the provider’s “informed consent” document, but the claimant did not need to complete any other paperwork. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Committee Passes Signature, Poster Bills | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously passed bills that would allow electronic signatures in Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board proceedings and require workplace posters to include a notice of the right to consult an attorney to discuss workers’ compensation rights....Read More | |||
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Insurance Bureau Cuts Loss Costs by 19% | 03/27/2024 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Maine Bureau of Insurance approved a 19% average loss cost decrease for policies incepting on or after April 1. “If all insurers...Read More | |||
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ICW Group Names Paul Zamora Chief Underwriting Officer | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. on Thursday announced the promotion of Paul Zamora to chief underwriting officer. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can Proceed With Labor Law Claim Against Homeowner | 03/11/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment that allowed a worker to proceed with his Labor Law action against one of two homeowners. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Announces Reappointments | 03/07/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced reappointments to organizations that influence policy and regulation of the workers' compensation industry in the Golden State. ...Read More | |||
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Insurer Can Pursue Malpractice Claim Against Attorneys | 02/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a retrocession insurer can pursue a malpractice claim against the lawyers who represented its insured in a personal injury action. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Retains Burden to Show Labor Market Attachment | 02/27/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not relieved of his burden to show attachment to the labor market, and substantial evidence supported a finding that he had voluntarily removed himself from it. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Paramedic Waits Too Long to Request Additional Benefits | 02/06/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that an injured firefighter paramedic was time-barred from pursuing applications for additional benefits more than six years after he returned to full-duty employment after fracturing his hip. ...Read More | |||
