Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Time for Worker to File Claim Was Tolled While He Had No Guardian | 06/08/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | |||
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Self-Represented Worker Waives Arguments He Failed to Raise in Administrative Process | 06/08/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Self-Insured Employer Remains Entitled to Wage Reimbursement | 06/07/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer did not waive its statutory entitlement to reimbursement for wages it paid to an injured employee during his period of disability. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court: Vicarious Liability Under Borrowed Employee Doctrine Is for Jury to Decide | 06/07/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer's vicarious liability under the borrowed employee doctrine is presumptively for a jury to determine. ...Read More | |||
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Selection Committee Accepting Comments on IMEs | 06/07/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration announced that the committee that selects providers who can perform independent medical examinations will accept comments on applicants through June. ...Read More | |||
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Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo Appointed as Work Comp Judge | 06/05/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo to serve as a workers’ compensation judge for the Workers’ Compensation Administration. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill Allowing Mental Stress Claims for All Workers | 06/02/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Senate on Thursday passed a bill, similar to a measure the governor vetoed in December, that would allow all workers to file claims for mental stress. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim of Additional Injuries | 06/01/2023 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of additional injuries from a workplace injury to her lower back. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Value of Care Study Measure | 05/31/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate last week passed a bill that would request a study on the viability of linking workers’ compensation reimbursement for medical services to the value of care provided to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill Calling for Study of Gender Disparities | 05/26/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate passed a bill that would require the Division of Workers’ Compensation to study differences in benefits provided to injured workers based on gender. ...Read More | |||
