Workers' Compensation News
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WCD Proposes Changes to Self-Insurer Disability Rating Rules | 09/28/2022 | |
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| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a hearing Oct. 17 on proposed changes to its rules governing self-insured employers and disability ratings. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Should Have Been Allowed to Belatedly Move for Summary Judgment | 09/21/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a trial justice should have granted an allegedly injured worker’s motion for leave to serve and file a late motion for summary judgment on his Labor Law claims. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases 2022 Edition of Interactive Industry Stats Report | 09/20/2022 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released the 2022 edition of its report providing premium, exposure and loss information based on unit statistical report data for policy years 2003 to 2019. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Establishes Link Between Tooth Decay, Need for Implants With Assault | 09/20/2022 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s injury was causally linked to her tooth decay and her subsequent need for dental implants, but she was not entitled to recover the cost of the surgery to extract her upper teeth, since she had not sought preauthorization. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Governing Committee Meeting Sept. 21 | 09/19/2022 | ||
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| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is meeting Sept. 21. ...Read More | |||
| WCAB Posts Job Opening for Attorney | 09/19/2022 | ||
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| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of California is looking to hire a new attorney for its Reconsideration Unit to help research and write legal decisions on appeals of trial-level decisions issued by administrative law judges. ...Read More | |||
| Widow's Labor Law Claims for Worker's Fatal Electric Shock Injuries Partially Reinstated | 09/19/2022 | ||
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| A New York appellate court revived a widow’s Labor Law claims for her husband’s fatal electrical injuries. ...Read More | |||
| WCAB's Rejection of Worker's Disability Discrimination Claim Didn't Bar FEHA Action | 09/16/2022 | ||
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| A California appellate court ruled that a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denying a worker's claim for disability discrimination under Labor Code Section 132(a) did not have res judicata or collateral estoppel effect on her claims under the Fair Employment and H...Read More | |||
| Worker Gets 3x Multiplier Depsite Doctor's Clearance to Return to Time-of-Injury Job | 09/16/2022 | ||
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the application of a statutory three-multiplier to a worker’s award, even though the medical experts said he could return to his time-of-injury job. ...Read More | |||
| WCRI Finds HB 373 Delivered Expected Medical Savings | 09/15/2022 | ||
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| The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute on Wednesday said average medical payments per claim fell about 33% from 2014 to 2017, satisfying the main goal of House Bill 373. ...Read More | |||
