Workers' Compensation News
Worker Waits Too Long to Sue Over Alleged Chemical Exposure Injuries | 04/12/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his former employer for alleged chemical exposure injuries as time-barred. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Committee to Discuss Rate Filing Wednesday | 04/12/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss the upcoming advisory pure premium rate recommendation when it meets Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
Governor Signs Reform Bill | 04/12/2024 | ||
State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed a reform bill that includes benefit increases and more restrictive criteria for injured workers to receive future care after reaching maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Gross Negligence Suit Against Colleague | 04/12/2024 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the gross negligence suit against him by a colleague whose hand was crushed in a cutting machine. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Compensability of Poultry Plant Worker's Heart Attack | 04/12/2024 | ||
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission did not exceed the scope of its mandate in determining that a poultry plant employee was entitled to benefits for his heart attack at the age of 29. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Expresses 'Profound Concern' With Administrative Denial of Claim | 04/12/2024 | ||
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a decision awarding benefits to a worker for a repetitive trauma injury, expressing “profound concern” with the administrative ruling that had rejected the claim. ...Read More | |||
WCAB Proposes $40k in Sanctions, Alleges Pattern of Misusing Recon to Delay Trials | 04/11/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Wednesday issued an en banc order announcing its intent to sanction an attorney and a hearing representative a combined $40,000 for allegedly engaging in a pattern of seeking reconsideration of non-final orders to delay trials. ...Read More | |||
L&I Announces $134,000 Fine for Asbestos Violations | 04/11/2024 | ||
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries cited a company $134,000 for violating more than two dozen rules related to asbestos removal. ...Read More | |||
Comp Judges Reappointed to Five-Year Terms | 04/11/2024 | ||
State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration announced that judges Tony Couture and David Skinner were reappointed to new five-year terms, effective Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
Judge to Revisit Fee Award Prompted by Employer's Partially Unreasonable Contest of Claim | 04/11/2024 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned an award of attorney fees to an injured worker and ordered a judge to reconsider what the employer should pay, given that its challenge to the claim was unreasonable for a limited period. ...Read More | |||