Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Thursday | 02/05/2024 | |
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| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is meeting on Thursday to discuss the annual regulatory filing that will be submitted later in the month. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Labor Law Claim for Eye Injury Partially Reinstated | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for an eye injury. Case: Argueta v. City of New York, ...Read More | |||
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WCS Publishes 2024 Fee Schedule | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section on Thursday published the 2024 medical fee schedule. Conversion factors for the fee schedu...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Fee Schedule Rules, Tweak to MCO Regs | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division proposes rules to update fee schedules for 2024 and tweak requirements for managed care organizations. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Gets Benefits for Mechanic's Death From Apparent Heart Attack | 01/29/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of death benefits to the widow of a mechanic who collapsed at work and died of an apparent heart attack. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Classification and Rating Committee Meets Jan. 30 | 01/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Classification and Rating Committee is holding a virtual public meeting on Jan. 30. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Rebuked for Filing 8th Frivolous Challenge to Denial of Claim | 01/24/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court scolded an injured worker challenging the denial of her claim for benefits for filing a frivolous appeal and expressly warned her that a ninth attempt would warrant sanctions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Should Have Been Granted Leave to Amend Pleadings | 01/23/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to amend his pleadings to assert an Industrial Code violation that was arguably applicable to the circumstances of his alleged accident. ...Read More | |||
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Woman Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud | 01/22/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas phlebotomist who claimed she could not work was sentenced to 18 months of deferred adjudication after she was convicted of double dipping. Rut...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell While Installing Sign Prevails on Labor Law Claim | 01/22/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling from a ladder while installing a storefront sign. ...Read More | |||
