Workers' Compensation News
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Substantial Evidence Doesn't Support Denial of Worker's Request for Additional Benefits | 10/30/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court overturned the denial of a worker’s request for additional benefits for her total knee replacement surgery, finding the Industrial Accident Board’s decision was not supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Injured Nurse Isn't Entitled to Increased Impairment Rating | 10/30/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a nurse was not entitled to an increased impairment award for her compensable injuries from a helicopter mishap. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Scheme for Firefighter Cancer Claims Doesn't Bar Benefits for Widow | 10/27/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a receipt of benefits under the statutory scheme specific to firefighters with cancer did not preclude his widow from also recovering death benefits under the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More | |||
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School Teacher Gets 15% SLU for Knee Injury | 10/27/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured school teacher was entitled to a 15% schedule loss of use award for a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award to Worker With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 10/27/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court to Rule on Proper Forum for Billing Agent to Seek Payment | 10/26/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a provider seeking payment for an injured worker’s prescriptions may initiate litigation outside the forums established by the Workers’ Compensation Act and corresponding Medical Cost Containment Regulations. ...Read More | |||
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SIF Assessment Formula Unchanged for 2024 | 10/25/2023 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board announced that assessment factors for the Second Injury Fund will be unchanged from 2023. The board...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Physical Therapy | 10/25/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional physical therapy sessions for a worker with a foot injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Grants Review of Dispute Over Occupational Disease Act's Reach | 10/18/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a dispute on whether an occupational disease that manifests more than four years after an employee's last exposure to hazards causing that disease is subject to the exclusive remedy mandate of the Occupational Disease Act. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Announces $135M Dividend | 10/16/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon workers’ compensation insurer SAIF Corp. is distributing a $135 million dividend to more than 52,000 policyholders. The carrier said it...Read More | |||
