Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fails to Link Concussion Claim to Actions of Child Tapping Head | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a school worker’s claim of injury from a child tapping her on the head. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets No Referral for Evaluation of Noncompensable Condition | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a referral to a neurosurgeon for evaluation of a condition that had not been accepted as compensable in a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Reports Increase in Average Charged Rates | 10/09/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Average charged rates increased in the first six months of 2024, suggesting recent rate declines are flattening, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said in its latest quarterly experience report. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Proposes Package of Rule Changes | 10/09/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration proposed a package of rule changes that would increase food and lodging reimbursements and double the payment owed to doctors for deposition testimony. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Slip and Fall | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was properly granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a workplace slip-and-fall injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Reopening Most Offices | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board is reopening most offices for in-person services today. The board said the reopening o...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Penalties for Employer's Failure to Pay for Meds | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for penalties for his employer’s failure to pay for his prescribed medications. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Posts Report on COVID Claims | 10/02/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| About 15% of COVID-19 claims with medical payments involved treatment for long COVID symptoms, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported. ...Read More | |||
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WCIS Upgrade Slated for October | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its Workers’ Compensation Information System will undergo an upgrade in October. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Promotes Tony Milano to EVP, Chief Actuary | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Thursday announced the promotion of Tony Milano to executive vice president and chief actuary. ...Read More | |||
