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Statutory Scheme for Firefighter Cancer Claims Doesn't Bar Benefits for Widow 10/27/2023
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Florida appellate court ruled that a receipt of benefits under the statutory scheme specific to firefighters with cancer did not preclude his widow from also recovering death benefits under the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More
 
 

School Teacher Gets 15% SLU for Knee Injury 10/27/2023
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured school teacher was entitled to a 15% schedule loss of use award for a knee injury. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Award to Worker With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 10/27/2023
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court to Rule on Proper Forum for Billing Agent to Seek Payment 10/26/2023
State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a provider seeking payment for an injured worker’s prescriptions may initiate litigation outside the forums established by the Workers’ Compensation Act and corresponding Medical Cost Containment Regulations. ...Read More
 
 

SIF Assessment Formula Unchanged for 2024 10/25/2023
State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board announced that assessment factors for the Second Injury Fund will be unchanged from 2023. The board...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Physical Therapy 10/25/2023
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional physical therapy sessions for a worker with a foot injury. Case: ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Grants Review of Dispute Over Occupational Disease Act's Reach 10/18/2023
State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a dispute on whether an occupational disease that manifests more than four years after an employee's last exposure to hazards causing that disease is subject to the exclusive remedy mandate of the Occupational Disease Act. ...Read More
 
 

SAIF Announces $135M Dividend 10/16/2023
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Oregon workers’ compensation insurer SAIF Corp. is distributing a $135 million dividend to more than 52,000 policyholders. The carrier said it...Read More
 
 

Second Injury Fund Not Liable for PTD Benefits to Worker With Multiple Injuries 10/12/2023
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits to a worker with multiple health ailments and industrial injuries. ...Read More
 
 

Split Supreme Court Upholds Expansion of Coal Miner's Claim 10/10/2023
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the expansion of a coal miner’s claim to include traumatic right shoulder arthropathy. C...Read More
 
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