Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Worker Gets Writ of Supervisory Review, Award of Fees, Penalties | 02/25/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court granted a supervisory writ of review and determined that an injured worker should have been awarded attorney fees and penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Get Rehearing by Blaming Former Attorney for Evidence Failure | 02/24/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker failed to prove entitlement to reconsideration or full board review by casting blame on his former attorney for failing to provide evidence at the initial board hearing. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD After Medical Release | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for a neck injury after he was released to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Refusal of Light Duty Doesn't Warrant Denial of Benefits | 02/18/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation erred in denying a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits after he refused a light-duty position because of his underlying health issues during the COVID-19 pande...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets TTD for Aggravation of Compensable Leg Injury | 02/14/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a worker’s award of temporary total disability benefits after he aggravated a compensable leg injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCS to Use Graduated Fine Structure for Provider List Violation | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section announced that its Medical Unit will start assessing fines using a graduated schedule implemented last year when carriers fail to submit treating provider lists as required. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Fees for Attorney's Work Securing Award | 02/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to fees for her attorney’s efforts to secure her an award of penalties for a late payment of her workers’ compensation settlement. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Governing Committee to Discuss Regulatory Filing Wednesday | 02/10/2025 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee is meeting Wednesday to discuss its annual regulatory filing. The committee is slated to review and approve the Sept. 1 regulatory filing, which would be submitted to the Department of Insurance by t...Read More | |||
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Worker Denied PPD for COVID Infection, Post-COVID Syndrome | 02/06/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for her COVID-19 infection and post-COVID syndrome. ...Read More | |||
