Workers' Compensation News
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WCD Notifies Industry of Requirement to Respond to Worker Inquiries | 11/01/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division on Tuesday reminded carriers about their obligation to provide injured workers with timely responses to inquiries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Estate Can Proceed With Labor Law Claims Against Property Owner | 11/01/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s estate could proceed with its Labor Law claims against the property owner who had hired him, as there were triable issues as to whether the property was being used for residential or commercial purposes. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Respond to Discovery Doesn't Warrant Summary Judgment | 10/31/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for an employer based on a lack of evidence caused by the employee’s failure to respond to discovery requests. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB: Lisa Sussman Appointed Deputy Commissioner | 10/27/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Thursday announced the appointment of Lisa Sussman as a deputy commissioner. The ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Florida Medical Payments Per Claim Decreased in 2020, Stable in 2021 | 10/27/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After modest annual growth of 4% to 5% from 2018 to 2019, medical payments in Florida decreased 5% in 2020/2021 and changed little the following year, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute's 24th edition of CompScope Medical Benchmarks for the state. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Occupational Disease in Knees | 10/26/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a construction laborer sustained an occupational disease affecting his knees. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Claims Against Homeowners Properly Dismissed on Summary Judgment | 10/26/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a Labor Law action against the owners of a home under construction. Case: Nava v....Read More | |||
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WCRI: State's Medical Payment Per Claim Mostly Stable Since 2016 | 10/25/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical payments per claim in California were mostly stable after 2016, with annual average savings ranging from decreases of 1% to increases of 2%, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Interviewing Judicial Applicants Nov. 13 | 10/25/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration announced that it will interview applicants for a vacant judge position Nov. 13. Ap...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Scaffold Accident | 10/25/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
