Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request for Repayment of PPD Benefits | 04/11/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for repayment of permanent partial disability benefits offset against overlapping permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Revisits Worker's Ability to Collect UM Benefits for Accident Caused by Colleague | 04/10/2023 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court revisited its ruling on the determination of the amount a plaintiff is "legally entitled to recover" from an underinsured motorist provision of an insurance policy when the at-fault motorist is a co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Denial of Claim for Worker With Inconsistent Reports of Injury | 04/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of benefits for a worker who inconsistently reported an occupational cause of his shoulder complaints. ...Read More | |||
| State Updates Reimbursement Manual for ASCs | 04/03/2023 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Florida's Division of Workers' Compensation announced an update to its reimbursement manual for ambulatory surgical centers. The 2020 edition is effective July 1, according to the announcement, which cites Rule Chapter 69L-7.100 of the Florida Administrative Code....Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Worker's Late-Filed Evidence Shouldn't Have Been Excluded | 03/31/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a finding that the workers’ compensation commissioner committed an abuse of discretion in excluding evidence simply because it was not timely submitted. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Worker Injured in Attack by Acquaintance | 03/31/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a hotel employee who was attacked by a mentally ill acquaintance at work could not recover workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Orders BWC to Reevaluate Whether In-Home Workers Are Employees | 03/30/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that further proceedings are necessary to determine whether in-home care workers who provided services for persons with developmental disabilities were employees of a home care agency. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Coverage for Replacement of Worker's Arthritic Knee | 03/28/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s knee replacement surgery. Mark Campbell&...Read More | |||
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Study: Coal Miners' Black Lung Disease on Rise | 03/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New research shows that black lung disease is on the rise among modern coal miners. A ...Read More | |||
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State Safety Council, OSHA Form Training Alliance | 03/20/2023 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is partnering with the National Safety Council's Nebraska chapter to train employers and workers on common hazards in general industry, construction and agriculture. ...Read More | |||
