Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Award of Fees, Penalties for Employer's Unreasonable Contest to Claim | 07/11/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of attorney fees and penalties to a long-time McDonald’s employee for her employer’s unreasonable contest to her claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Convening Advisory Group | 07/11/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that an advisory rulemaking group will meet in August to discuss replacing temporary disability rating standards adopted in response to a state Supreme Court decision. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Timely Submits Paperwork, Payment After Filing Claim by Fax | 07/11/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s claim was not prescribed even though it took him more than seven calendar days to submit the original copy and his fee payment after filing by fax. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment in Claim for Fall From Ladder | 07/08/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Adopts Attorney Fee Rules | 07/07/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division adopted new attorney fee rules that take effect Sept. 1. In addition to revised wording to en...Read More | |||
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WCC Notice Clarifies Record Request Procedures | 07/07/2022 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission issued an advisory notice outlining the procedures it uses to assess requests to disclose contents from claims files. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Granite Panel Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/01/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a granite panel. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Permanent Disability, Entitlement to Additional Benefits, Treatment | 06/30/2022 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to prove he suffered a permanent disability from a fall and that he was not entitled to addition temporary disability benefits or treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Beam Gets Partial Summary Judgment in Labor Law Action | 06/30/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled only to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a beam. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Says Setting Fee Schedules a Balance for States | 06/29/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Researchers with the Workers Compensation Research Institute said states seeking to adopt or update workers’ compensation fee schedules ought to consider the ramifications of setting fees too low or high, balancing cost containment and adequate care for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
