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State Fund Must Pay for Continuing Treatment of Worker's Injury 10/22/2024
State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a determination that the state Workers Compensation Fund was liable for paying the continuing treatment expenses for a worker who had accepted a job out of state. ...Read More
 
 

Split Court Says Diabetic Worker's Foot Injury Didn't Cause Total Disability 10/22/2024
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A split Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s compensable right-foot injury did not leave her permanently and totally disabled and that her left-foot injury was not compensable. ...Read More
 
 

Injured Firefighter Successfully Challenges Reduction in Benefits 10/22/2024
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured firefighter’s benefits were wrongly reduced and that he was entitled to full reinstatement, plus an award of penalties and attorney fees. ...Read More
 
 

Surveillance Footage Doesn't Prove Employee Made False Statements 10/22/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer’s video surveillance footage of an injured worker did not establish that he ever made a false statement about his condition. ...Read More
 
 

Contractor Fined for Safety Violations That Caused Worker's Death 10/22/2024
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Federal workplace safety investigators fined a Massachusetts waterproofing contractor $283,115 for safety violations they say led to a worker's death. ...Read More
 
 

No Change in Premium Assessment Rate for 2025 10/22/2024
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division announced that premium assessment rates will remain unchanged in 2025. The division said the premium...Read More
 
 

WCRI Finds Medical Payments 10% Below Median in Golden State 10/21/2024
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Workers Compensation Research Institute reports that average medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median of a 17-state study. ...Read More
 
 

CHP Captain Arrested for Alleged Comp Fraud 10/21/2024
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Highway Patrol announced that a former captain was arrested on suspicion of workers' compensation insurance fraud and theft. Matthe...Read More
 
 

Split Supreme Court Awards PTD Benefits to Worker for Electric Shock Injuries 10/21/2024
State: SD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A divided South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to permanent total disability benefits for his electric shock injuries, finding he developed both a cardiac condition and numbness in his hand as a result of the jolt he suffered in 2018. ...Read More
 
 

OSHA Fines Company $29,035 After Worker Struck by Stone Slab 10/21/2024
State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Federal workplace safety officials fined an Alabama countertop installation company $29,035, saying it could have prevented a worker's death by following federal safety standards. ...Read More
 
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