Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Can't Void Employer's Policy or Proceed With Breach-of-Contract Claim | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not void a policy based on an employer’s misrepresentation, nor could it maintain a breach-of-contract claim against a marketing agent for failing to inform it of the misinformation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award for Second of Identical Injuries | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned an award of benefits to a worker who suffered identical foot injuries 11 years apart. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns PPD Award, Finds No Valid Impairment Rating | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured mine worker, finding that neither doctor who provided impairment ratings had performed valid evaluations. ...Read More | |||
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CompIQ, Bardavon Launch Automated Referral Process | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| CompIQ Solutions and Bardavon announced a partnership to create an automated referral process for injured workers who need specialized care. ...Read More | |||
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Court Continues to Reject Repetitive Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected yet another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation process. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Orders Compensation for Workers Fired Over Safety Concerns, Misclassified as Contractors | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Labor Department said it received more than $350,000 in back wages for workers at a Michigan construction company who were misclassified as contractors and for a truck driver in Virginia who was illegally fired after raising safety concerns. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Announces Increase in Retro Benefits | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted a bulletin announcing the annual increase in retroactive program benefits and the processes for calculating benefits owed to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Lack of Evidence Connecting Worker's Alleged Injury to Job Results in Denial of Claim | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim because she failed to demonstrate a causal connection between her alleged injuries and her workplace accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Expand Claim, Receive Additional MRI | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim and for authorization for a magnetic resonance imaging scan. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Obligated to Pay Worker's Belatedly Submitted Bills | 09/17/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier had no obligation to pay a worker's medical bills that were submitted more than 45 days after the treatments were rendered. ...Read More | |||
