Workers' Compensation News
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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| A California appellate court in an unpublished decision ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erroneously found a worker’s request for a qualified medical evaluator panel to be premature.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 | |||
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Worker Who Didn't Receive Notice of Court Date Gets New Hearing on Claim | 04/01/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of a new hearing to an injured worker because he had not received notice of the initial hearing on his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Proceed With Part of Labor Law Claim for Fall | 03/31/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court tossed part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall while walking across a rebar mat. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Fall on Earthen Ramp Doesn't Give Rise to Labor Law Liability | 03/30/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed part of a worker’s Labor Law claim, finding his fall on an earthen ramp did not involve a risk from a physically significant elevation differential. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Doesn't Assert Viable Claims for Alleged Mishandling of Comp Claim | 03/29/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the administratrix of a worker’s estate did not assert viable claims against an insurance carrier and two adjusters for the alleged wrongful delay and denial of benefits related to compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Hit-and-Run Accident in Employer's Vehicle | 03/28/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from a hit-and-run accident that happened while using his company car to get to a job site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Proceed With Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall | 03/28/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should be allowed to proceed with his Labor Law and negligence claims for an alleged fall on a plastic covering on a newly installed floor. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Updates Hospital Reimbursement Ratios | 03/25/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published updated cost-to-charge ratios used to calculate reimbursement owed to hospitals for treating injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Proceed With Labor Law Claims for Hydraulic Jack Mishap | 03/25/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker could proceed with part of his Labor Law claim for injuries from falling while he attempted to unload a hydraulic jack from a box truck. ...Read More | |||
