Workers' Compensation News
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WCB Announces Emergency Telemedicine Rules | 04/15/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced the adoption of emergency rules allowing telemedicine in some circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Meeting to Discuss Implementation of HB 4138 | 04/15/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a meeting for system users in May to discuss implementation of House Bill 4138. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Failed to Prove Injury in Comp Case Can't Pursue Labor Law Claims | 04/14/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with his Labor Law and negligence claims for alleged injuries from an accident that had already been adjudicated to have not occurred. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Rolls Out Second Phase of OnBoard | 04/07/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced the rollout of the second phase of its new business information system, OnBoard, for durable medical equipment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Additional Benefits After Fall Aggravates Preexisting Osteoarthritis | 04/07/2022 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s compensable injury from his fall from a ladder aggravated his preexisting osteoarthritis, entitling him to additional temporary total disability benefits and medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Bulletin Clarifies COLA Following High Court Decision | 04/06/2022 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Division issued a bulletin explaining when a cost-of-living adjustment should be applied during the calculation of a beneficiary’s weekly compensation rate in light of a recent state Supreme Court decision. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With Notice of Hearing Loss Waits Too Long to File Claim | 04/06/2022 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s hearing loss claim was untimely because he had knowledge of his condition years earlier. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With History of Back Issues Fails to Prove Compensable Injury | 04/05/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a truck driver with a history of cervical spine issues and degenerative conditions failed to prove he sustained a compensable back injury at work. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Errs in Finding Injured Worker's Request for QME Panel Premature | 04/04/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court in an unpublished decision ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erroneously found a worker’s request for a qualified medical evaluator panel to be premature. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Forfeits Award by Failing to Disclose Disc Jockey Job | 04/04/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a forfeiture of benefits to a worker for failing to fully disclose his work as a disc jockey and his ability to lift heavy items. ...Read More | |||
