Workers' Compensation News
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Medical Benefits, Claim Expansion for Injured Electrician | 06/23/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision to deny medical benefits and an additional compensable condition to a worker with a history of back issues before an on-the-job fall. ...Read More | |||
Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Request to Add Conditions to Worker's Claim | 06/22/2023 | ||
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a claims administrator’s denials of a doctor’s request to expand the scope of an injured worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Constitutional Challenges to Workers' Compensation Court | 06/22/2023 | ||
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The Montana Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s constitutional challenges to the state Workers’ Compensation Act and Workers’ Compensation Court. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction Over Public Employee's Asbestos Injury Claim | 06/21/2023 | ||
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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Workers' Claims had jurisdiction to hear a retired teacher’s claim for benefits for a work-related asbestos injury. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Finds Worker Timely Filed Claim for Hearing Loss | 06/16/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker timely filed his hearing loss claim within three years of being informed the hearing loss was the result of noise exposure. ...Read More | |||
Statute of Limitations Barred Worker's Claim for Shoulder Injury | 06/14/2023 | ||
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was time-barred from seeking additional benefits for a shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
Senate Passes Comp Bill | 06/12/2023 | ||
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The Rhode Island Senate unanimously passed a bill addressing payments for major surgery, credits for overpayment of benefits, and penalties for late benefit payments. ...Read More | |||
Split Court Awards Non-Skilled Personal Care Service to Injured Worker | 06/09/2023 | ||
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A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to an award of non-skilled personal care assistant services. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Says Time for Worker to File Claim Was Tolled While He Had No Guardian | 06/08/2023 | ||
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The Montana Supreme Court ruled that the statute of limitations for a worker’s claim was tolled during the time he had no appointed guardian, and that substantial evidence supported an assessment of attorney fees and penalties against the carrier that contested the claim. ...Read More | |||
Self-Represented Worker Waives Arguments He Failed to Raise in Administrative Process | 06/08/2023 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-represented litigant’s failure to present arguments during the administrative process for his workers’ compensation claim waived his ability to assert them on appeal. ...Read More | |||