Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Not Entitled to Mandamus Relief From Denial of Claim, Continuing Jurisdiction | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from Industrial Commission decisions denying his claim for benefits and declining to exercise continuing jurisdiction over his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Steel Cable Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a steel cable was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law Section 240(1) claim because his injuries were not the result of the application of the force of gravity to an object or person. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Second Surgery for Shoulder Injury | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s need for a second shoulder surgery was the result of her original workplace accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker at MMI Can No Longer Receive Temporary Disability Benefits | 01/11/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that an injured worker who reached maximum medical improvement could no longer receive temporary disability benefits, as a matter of law. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hurt by Falling Object Can't Bring Viable Labor Law Claim | 01/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a moving company employee could not assert a viable Labor Law claim for his injuries from an object falling on his foot. ...Read More | |||
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Workers Win Labor Law Claim; Building Owner Prevails on Third-Party Claims | 01/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a group of workers were entitled to summary judgment on their Labor Law claim for a scaffold collapse and that the property owner was entitled to summary judgment on its claims for indemnification and breach of contract against their employer. ...Read More | |||
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Workers Need Not Be Fired for Willful Misconduct to Lose Entitlement to TTD | 01/03/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a worker fired for poor performance was terminated for misconduct unrelated to her injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Misrepresentations Don't Warrant Forfeiture of Entire SLU Award | 01/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker made material misrepresentations about his condition to obtain wage-replacement benefits, but his conduct did not warrant the disqualification of his entitlement to a schedule loss of use award or future benefits. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Adopts New Billing Codes for 2024 | 12/29/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published temporary rules and fee schedules adopting new medical billing codes for 2024. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Increases Reimbursement for Medical Travel | 12/29/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Thursday announced that the reimbursement rate for injured workers who travel to medical appointments is increasing next year. ...Read More | |||
