Workers' Compensation News
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Wages From Non-Concurrent Employment Properly Excluded From Benefit Calculation | 01/21/2022 | |
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| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court upheld the State Fund’s calculation of a worker’s wages as excluding her income pursuant to her contractual employment with a school district. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Challenge Decision Due to Incomplete Application for Review | 01/21/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s challenge to the apportionment of his disability claim based on his incomplete application for administrative review. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Posts 2022 Draft Fee Schedule for Public Comment | 01/19/2022 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission posted a proposed 2022 draft Medical Fee Schedule for a 30-day public comment period. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Changes to Medical Fee and Payment Rules | 01/18/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is proposing changes to rules governing medical fees and payments, medical services and interpreter services. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Adopts Emergency Telemedicine Rules | 01/18/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Workers’ Compensation Board announced emergency rules allowing telemedicine in some circumstances that will be in effect for the next three months. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Defendants Prevail on Contract Claims | 01/12/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a scaffold and that the defendants were entitled to summary judgment on their contract-based claims against third parties. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Respond to Discovery Requests Doesn't Warrant Dismissal of Claim | 01/10/2022 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court revived a worker’s claim for benefits, finding the Industrial Commission acted in excess of its authority in dismissing the case based on her failure to promptly respond to discovery requests. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Injuries From Overhead Door | 01/07/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by an overhead door. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Announces Increased Reimbursement Rate for Medical Travel | 01/06/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced an increase in the reimbursement rate for injured workers who have to travel to medical appointments in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Rules for Remote Hearings, Electronic Filing and Service Take Effect | 01/04/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board adopted final rules, effective Jan. 1, formalizing processes developed during the COVID-19 pandemic for remote hearings, electronic filing and electronic service. ...Read More | |||
