Workers' Compensation News
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WCB to Discuss Attorney Fees at Dec. 15 Meeting | 11/13/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board will hold its initial discussion in its biennial review of attorney fees during a Dec. 15 meeting in Salem. ...Read More | |||
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With Mail Delays, Petitions Can Now Be Emailed to Arbitrators | 11/12/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Because of COVID-19 and delays in the mail service, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission is allowing motions and petitions to be sent to arbitrators via email. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Proceed Only With Claim That Carrier Breached Settlement | 11/11/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to dismissal of a worker’s claims that it failed to make timely payment of medical expenses, but not his claims for alleged failure to perform under the terms of a settlement agreement. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Settlement of VSSR Claim Bars Suit for Spoliation of Evidence | 11/11/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio appellate court panel ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement with his employer precluded him from bringing a claim for the spoliation of evidence he needed for a third-party tortfeasor action. ...Read More | |||
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Wolf Signs Bill for Task Force on Worker Misclassification | 11/11/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a bill setting up a task force to delve into the issue of worker misclassification, a widespread problem that some employers have used to avoid workers' compensation coverage and other labor laws. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Bring Intentional Tort Suit for Injury | 11/10/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that an employer is entitled to summary judgment on a worker's claim that a machine drilled into her wrist as a result of the company's intentionally tortious conduct in removing an equipment safety guard. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar Will Explain How to Settle MSA-Related Workers' Comp Cases | 11/10/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A national provider of Medicare secondary payer services is hosting a webinar next week to give advice on how workers’ compensation professionals can settle cases with Medicare set-asides. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases 2020 Study of Regional Differences in Claim Characteristics | 11/06/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After controlling for regional differences in wages and industrial mix, indemnity claim frequency continues to be significantly higher in the Los Angeles basin and significantly lower in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a study of regional differences in claim characteristics the Workers&...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment for Fall From Scaffold | 11/05/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a makeshift scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Can't Use Report She Submitted to Prove Causation, but She Can Submit New Evidence | 11/05/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board to exclude a medical report submitted by a worker’s widow from evidence, but it said the board should have allowed her to submit additional evidence to support her claim for death benefits. ...Read More | |||
