Workers' Compensation News
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State's Share of Covered Wages, Benefit Payments Edges Up Slightly | 03/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The share of covered wages and benefits paid to injured workers in the Golden State increased in 2021 from 2020 despite no change in the share of covered jobs, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis of a National Academy of Social Insurance report. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says BWC Can Recover Overpayment of Benefits to Worker | 03/07/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation was entitled to recoup an overpayment of benefits to a worker between the time she reached maximum medical improvement and when her temporary total disability was terminated. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Overturns Award to Janitor for Alleged Chemical Exposure | 03/07/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to a janitor for her alleged injuries from exposure to a cleaning chemical. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Truck Driver's Request for More Treatment | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a truck driver’s request for additional treatment and the expansion of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensability for Coal Miner's Radiculopathy | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a coal miner’s radiculopathy was related to his on-the-job fall and that he was entitled to a referral to a neurosurgeon. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PTD Award Despite Evidence of Possible Symptom Magnification | 03/04/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker who suffered an electric shock injury despite evidence that he may have been exaggerating his limitations and the testimony that he was capable of employment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Truck Driver's Claim | 03/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a truck driver’s claim for benefits and the denial of his doctor’s request to add a new condition. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Universal SOL for Bill Disputes | 02/29/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would establish a universal statute of limitations for billing disputes that does not depend on the date services were rendered. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Boost Doctors' Pay | 02/29/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would increase how much doctors are paid for treating injured workers and testifying at depositions in work comp claims. ...Read More | |||
