Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Worker Injured in Scaffold Accident Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment | 10/24/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Garcia ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar to Cover Latest Report on Geographic Differences in Claim Trends | 10/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is hosting a webinar Nov. 15 to discuss its latest report into geographic differences in claim trends throughout California. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Prescriptions Aren't Objective Medical Findings of Back Injury | 10/20/2023 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged back injury as unsupported by objective medical findings. ...Read More | |||
