Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Misrepresentations on Income Result in Forfeiture of Right to Benefits | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits based on his commission of fraud. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Mother Not Entitled to Increase in Dependency Benefits | 03/06/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a finding that a worker’s mother was not entitled to an increased award of death benefits based on her partial dependency on her son. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Switching to Electronic Process for Claims Delinquency Report | 03/04/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division on Monday announced that it is moving to an electronic process for the quarterly claims delinquency report. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Revive Claim After Failing to Respond to Employer's Appeal | 03/04/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from a judgment dismissing her claim after she repeatedly failed to respond to her employer’s challenges to the compensability of her alleged accident. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Regulatory Filing | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Friday submitted its proposed 2025 regulatory filing to the California insurance commissioner for review. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/03/2025 | |
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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 a fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Benefits After Reopening Claim, but Not Before Filing Motion | 02/27/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to enhanced permanent partial disability benefits upon reopening his claim, but he was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits for the nearly three-year period between the filing of his motion and his surge...Read More | |||
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WCRI Report Inspects Impact of Pandemic on Medical Utilization | 02/26/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute released a new report exploring variations in medical utilization trends during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the age and tenure of workers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Repeated Failure to Comply With Administrative Orders Warrants Dismissal of Claim | 02/26/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim based on his repeated failure to comply with orders from a deputy commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Death From Lung Transplant Complications Not Compensable | 02/25/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s death from complications stemming from a double lung transplant necessitated by his COVID-19 infection was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
