Workers' Compensation News
Worker Can't Expand Claim but Gets Fees for Attorney | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the rejection of a worker’s effort to add an elbow condition to her claim but ruled that her attorney was entitled to a fee of 20% of her medical and indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
PTSD Study Meetings Set for Late April | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is hosting two informational meetings about the PTSD study on its scope and status. The pre...Read More | |||
Construction Worker Gets Benefits for Fall Injuries | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a construction laborer who fell into a hole while carrying rebar. Case:...Read More | |||
No SLU Award for Worker Because of Deficiencies in Medical Opinions | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award because the medical opinions did not consider his carpal tunnel diagnosis or whether the condition was related to his wrist injury. ...Read More | |||
Widow Proves Husband's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Contributed to His Death | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker’s widow was entitled to benefits for his death because his cancer was materially related to his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
State OSHA Fines Construction Company for Repeated Safety Violations | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Bend-based construction company more than $103,00 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from fall hazards. ...Read More | |||
WCRI: Poorer Recovery Noted in Injured Workers With Psychosocial Risk Factors | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute notes that injured workers had a higher prevalence of psychosocial risk factors than those using private insurance, as well as a heightened association between the risk and outcomes. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Webinar to Cover Impact of Employee Tenure on Frequency | 03/28/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a webinar April 18 to discuss results from a study of the impact of employee tenure on claim frequency. ...Read More | |||
Repeatedly Jailed Worker Gets New AWW Calculation, Penalties | 03/28/2024 | ||
State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s average weekly wages had been miscalculated and that he was entitled to penalties for his employer’s failure to reinstate his benefits after his periods of incarceration. ...Read More | |||
Chesapeake Announces $50M Dividend | 03/28/2024 | ||
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Co. announced a $50 million dividend for policyholders with a loss ratio below 40.3% in policy year 2022. The ca...Read More | |||