Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Says Any Part of Treatment Plan Is 'Medicines and Supplies,' Orders Payment for CBD Oil | 03/21/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a law firm that represents injured workers to reimburse one of its partners for cannabinoid oil he was prescribed for a back injury, holding that any item that is part of a health care provider's plan to treat a work-related injury falls unde...Read More | |||
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High Court Rules Judges Can Award TD After Maximum Medical Improvement | 03/21/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge has the discretion to award ongoing temporary disability benefits to a worker who has reached maximum medical improvement in lieu of permanent partial disability benefits and up to the statutory maximum of 520 weeks. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Order for Employer to Pay for Worker's FCE | 03/21/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s functional capacity evaluation qualified as a compensable form of “necessary medical attention,” since it was not for the sole purpose of obtaining a permanency rating. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Worker's PPD Award for Fall Injuries | 03/21/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to a 14% permanent partial disability award for his injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD, Treatment for Back Injury | 03/21/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to a closed period of temporary total disability benefits for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to WTC Site Volunteer | 03/21/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the denial of benefits to a crisis response worker for her toxic exposures at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Proposal to Provide Work Comp to Teachers Stalls | 03/21/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Daily News reports that a bill to provide workers' compensation benefits to the state's teachers has stalled in a House of Representatives committee. ...Read More | |||
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One-Year Limitation Period for FEHA Complaint Fatal to Worker's Claim | 03/20/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court affirmed summary judgment dismissing a retaliation and age discrimination complaint after finding that the worker's allegations were based on activity outside the limitation period. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Schedules Hearing on Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule Bill | 03/20/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A committee in the Maryland House of Delegates is scheduled to hear testimony March 26 on a bill that would authorize the Workers' Compensation Commission to create a pharmaceutical fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Widow's Claim for Death Benefits | 03/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the denial of a widow’s claim for death benefits. Case: Matter of Hanson v. General...Read More | |||
