Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Won't Raise PPD Award for Worker Injured by Exploding Toilet | 05/09/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker with preexisting conditions was not entitled to a larger award of permanent partial disability benefits without any apportionment to his prior diagnoses. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Benefits for Worker With Knee Injury | 05/08/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a fire boss was not entitled to a larger award of permanent partial disability benefits than he had received for a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Splits on Proper Apportionment of Injured Worker's Estate | 05/04/2023 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a provision in an injured worker’s holographic will to have the settlement of his claim paid to his brother could not be fully honored because the will made no provision for the worker’s daughters, and the estate lacked any other substantial...Read More | |||
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Sept. 1 Pure Premium Rate Filing Proposes 0.3% Increase | 05/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Friday submitted its Sept. 1, 2023, pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance, proposing advisory rates averaging 0.3% above the 2022 filing. ...Read More | |||
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School Board Wants Comp for Teacher Shot by Boy | 05/02/2023 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The school district that employed a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old boy says her $40 million lawsuit is not adequate to address her injuries and that workers' compensation is the proper remedy. ...Read More | |||
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Safety and Health Conference Set | 05/02/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kentucky's Education and Labor Cabinet and the Kentucky Safety and Health Network have set the 2023 Governor’s Safety and Health Conference and Exposition for May 17-19 in Louisville. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Partially Revives Attorney's Suit Over Controversial Social Media Posts | 04/25/2023 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court partially revived a workers’ compensation attorney’s suit against another lawyer for sharing some of his controversial social media posts with his firm, which led to a demand for his resignation. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Labor Committee Passes UR Duty of Care, Value-Based Payment Study Bills | 04/24/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate’s labor committee passed bills that would require that utilization review physicians are licensed in the state and have the same duty of care as treating physicians, as well as a measure calling for a study into the viability of link...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Faults Board for Failing to Provide Sufficient Basis to Review Penalty | 04/24/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board failed to provide a sufficient explanation for its reasoning in a dispute over an award of penalties to allow for meaningful review. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits, Continuing 'Disturbing Trend' Alleged by Dissent | 04/21/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a coal miner’s claim for a crush injury over a dissenting justice’s concern that the court is developing a “disturbing pattern” in its decision-making. ...Read More | |||
