Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to expand the scope of his claim to include additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Allege Viable Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker failed to allege a viable claim of disability discrimination or workers’ compensation retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor May Consider All Relevant Body Parts in Assessing MMI | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that when assessing whether a worker is at maximum medical improvement, a physician may consider all relevant body parts, even if they were not designated on the examination form. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Shields General Contractor From Liability to Subcontractor's Employee | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a general contractor from civil liability to a subcontractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for 32nd Annual Educational Conference | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 32nd annual Educational Conference that will be held in March. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Rejects In-State Licensing for UR Docs, Raises for Fraud Investigators | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed bills that would have required some utilization review doctors to be licensed in the state and would have increased salaries for fraud investigators at the Insurance Department. ...Read More | |||
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Pacific Workers' Law Adds Yuvanna M. Davis to Firm | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pacific Workers’ Compensation Law Center in Oakland hired Yuvanna M. Davis as a workers’ compensation attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Electronic Signature Bill | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing electronic signatures in the state’s workers’ compensation system. Newsom on Sunday...Read More | |||
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High Court Remands AOE Determination for Unobserved Fall | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court said a trial court used the wrong standard to determine that a worker’s unobserved fall arose out of employment and remanded the case for additional proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Penalized for Late Award Payment | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a 10% penalty against an employer for its late payment of a worker’s award. Case: ...Read More | |||
