Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets TTD for Electric Shock Injuries | 08/19/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for his ongoing issues after an electric shock. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Increase in PPD Award | 08/19/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to an increase in her permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB: Electronic Testimony Should Be Permitted When Witness Unable to Appear in Person | 08/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Because an evidentiary record is required for appellate review, and to safeguard due process, a request for electronic testimony must not be denied without an opportunity to be heard, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board said Thursday in an en banc decision. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Errs in Finding Police Officer Should Have Pursued Psych Claim in Earlier Litigation | 08/15/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a determination of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that found a police officer should have pursued his claim for a psychological injury in earlier litigation. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Additional Time to Serve Summons, Complaint | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an extension of time for an injured worker to serve a summons and complaint upon a Labor Law defendant. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Revises Form to Challenge Claim Classification | 08/12/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division revised the form for injured workers and their representatives to request review of an insurer's decision classifying a claim as "nondisabling." ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Intentional Tort Claim Against Employer Revived | 08/11/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court revived a worker’s intentional tort claim against his employer for his injuries from a lawn mower accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Recover Medical Costs Covered by Non-Intervening Health Carrier | 08/08/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court held that an injured worker can assert a direct claim for medical expenses paid by her insurer despite the carrier's failure to intervene in the comp case. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Back Out of Settlement With Third-Party Tortfeasor | 08/08/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an order compelling an injured worker to execute a release of liability for a third-party tortfeasor under the terms of their settlement agreement. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Solicits Comments on Medical Fee Schedule | 08/08/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission is asking for comments on its current medical fee schedule as it works on a mandatory biennial update. ...Read More | |||
