Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Modification of Worker's Benefits for Specific Loss | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the modification of an injured worker’s benefits from wage loss to a specific loss based on the partial amputation of a toe. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured in Fall From Ladder | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a worker who was injured when she ignored her employer’s instruction to not use a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Past President of CAAA Calls Comp System Outdated | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 6 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A past president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association called on lawmakers to fix what he called an outdated workers’ compensation system to ensure that injured workers receive timely medical care and adequate indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Postpones Meeting | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A labor-management advisory panel charged with meeting every other month to review California’s workers’ compensation system postponed a meeting scheduled for today. ...Read More | |||
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Decision Allows Billing Agent to Pursue Civil Claims Against Carriers | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Billing agents can pursue payments for workers' comp prescriptions outside of the fee-review process, under a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision. ...Read More | |||
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Crowdstrike Outage Hits Comp Agencies | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| EDITOR’S NOTE: The New York State Workers Compensation Board said Friday afternoon that the majority of online services should now be restored. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Deadline for Contesting MMI Date | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the 90-day deadline for contesting a previously assessed maximum medical improvement date. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Review Board Order | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an employer’s challenge to a decision of the Benefits Review Board remanding a worker’s motion to modify his partial disability award under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Splits on IRE Doctor's Ability to Consider Conditions Not Listed on NCP | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court split on whether a physician should be limited to assigning an impairment rating only for accepted work-related injuries, but it doesn't change a decision allowing the doctor to consider additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Failed to Connect Neck Injury to PTSD Diagnosis Not Entitled to Reopen Claim | 07/18/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to reopen his claim for a neck injury because he failed to prove that the accident contributed to his claimed mental health condition. ...Read More | |||
