Workers' Compensation News
| Split Court Says Pharmacy's Requests for Fee Review Weren't Premarture | 01/03/2023 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a pharmacy’s application for fee review were not prematurely filed, even though the carrier contested the causal relatedness of the medication furnished to the injured worker. ...Read More | |||
| Supreme Court Accepts Resignation of Comp Attorney with Pending Disciplinary Actions | 12/23/2022 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OK | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court has accepted the resignation of an Edmond-based attorney with pending disciplinary proceedings related to alleged misconduct in his representation of three injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Denies Benefits to Worker Who Fell on Own Front Steps | 12/21/2022 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a worker who fell on her front steps before engaging in work-related travel did not suffer an injury in the course and scope of her employment. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Says Worker's Timely Claim Preserves Jurisdiction for Widow's Case | 12/20/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an injured employee's timely workers' compensation claim establishes the Industrial Commission's jurisdiction over the case, including a dependent's subsequent claim for death benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Worker's Cohabitant Fiancee Can't Assert Claim for Death Benefits | 12/20/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an individual who lacks a legal relationship with a deceased employee cannot be a dependent entitled to file a claim for death benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Broker's Duty to Inform LLC Members of Comp Eligibility | 12/16/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an insurance broker has a duty to advise a limited liability company that a member actively performing services on the company's behalf is eligible for workers' compensation coverage, but the LLC must elect to purchase it. ...Read More | |||
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Staffing Continues to Plague OSHA | 12/16/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors has fallen “steadily” from a high of 860 in 2014 to 750 in 2021, an issue that has made it difficult for the agency to protect workers at an estimated 8 million sites, according to a report released Tuesday by the ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of 'Group Purchaser' Under PPO Statute | 12/14/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a technology company that licenses medical billing software and provides bill review services was not a “group purchaser” subject to the state’s Preferred Provider Organizations statute. ...Read More | |||
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Surgeon Gets Five Years for Accepting Spinal Implant Kickbacks | 12/13/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A neurosurgeon who pleaded guilty earlier this year to accepting about $3.3 million in kickbacks for performing spinal surgeries at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central California. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Dismissal of Mechanic's Labor Law Claim | 12/13/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a Labor Law claim by a mechanic who was injured when a flatbed trailer fell on him. ...Read More | |||
