Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Tosses Challenge to Board's Finding Narcotic Medication Unnecessary | 08/18/2022 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Delaware Superior Court judge threw out a worker’s challenge to an Industrial Accident Board decision finding his narcotic medication was not reasonable or necessary treatment, saying the board never should have addressed the issue in the first place. ...Read More | |||
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Jeff Nelson Named DWC Commissioner | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Jeff Nelson as commissioner of the Division of Workers’ Compensation for a term that will run through Feb. 1, 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Orders AP Keenan to Pay $34.5M in Damages for Failing to Engage in Interactive Process | 06/27/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Northern California jury ordered AP Keenan to pay $34.5 million in damages after finding the company knew the Santa Cruz School District was discriminating against an injured worker by failing to engage in the interactive process to find suitable employment and incited, compelled or coerced the...Read More | |||
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Jury Awards $650k in Damages for Contractor's Retaliation Against Injured Immigrant | 06/27/2022 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal jury in Massachusetts has found that a contractor illegally retaliated against an employee who reported a work injury, awarding $650,000 in damages, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced. ...Read More | |||
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Jose Razo Reappointed to WCAB | 05/25/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom reappointed Jose Razo to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Justice Department Tells SCOTUS to Pass on Cannabis Cases | 05/18/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| President Joe Biden’s administration told the U.S. Supreme Court it should not agree to review a pair of decisions in which Minnesota’s high court said employers can’t be compelled to reimburse injured workers for medical cannabis because it would force them to violate federal l...Read More | |||
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Judge Denies Lump-Sum Conversion of Worker's PTD Benefits | 05/12/2022 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a lump-sum conversion of her permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Dismisses Landmark Medical Fraud Charges | 04/14/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California judge dismissed fraud charges in an alleged $100 million compound cream scam at Landmark Medical Management that prosecutors claimed caused the wrongful death of a child. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Finding That Worker Had 'Knee Injury' Satisfies Law | 04/05/2022 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge made a sufficient finding as to the nature of a worker’s injury and that her employer did not suffer a due process violation. ...Read More | |||
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Jennifer Ryon Joins FIGUR8 as Executive VP of Commercial Operations | 03/16/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| FIGUR8, a digital health startup that has developed wearable musculoskeletal health technology, appointed Jennifer Ryon as executive vice president of commercial operations. ...Read More | |||
