Workers' Compensation News
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High Courts Define Scope of Work Comp Exclusivity | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The “grand bargain” at the heart of workers’ compensation systems has been a major topic among the states’ highest courts in recent months, with California, Iowa, Alabama and Pennsylvania all issuing decisions addressing the scope of their respective exclusive remedy ...Read More | |||
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Average Monthly Wage Increasing 5% | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona’s average monthly wage will increase 5% for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2024. The Industrial Commission of Arizona announc...Read More | |||
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Filing Date of Petition Controls Reinstatement of Worker's Disability Status | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s request to have her total disability status reinstated as of the date of her impairment rating evaluation rather than when she filed her reinstatement petition. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issues Prevent Summary Judgment on Worker's Claims for Unsafe Workplace | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law case were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims based on their alleged failure to provide a safe workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Conference Presenters Discuss Long COVID, Workplace Shootings | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Presenters speaking during the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s annual conference this week addressed topics affecting workers, employers, carriers and practitioners throughout the country, including what’s com...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits for Miner | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a miner, ruling that his claim was timely filed and that the finding of total disability was supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the partial dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his slip-and-fall accident. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Comptroller: Risk Management Division Failed to Implement Claims Processing Recommendations | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller said in a follow-up report that the Division of Risk Management failed to implement work comp claims processing recommendations intended to reduce fraud, waste and abuse. ...Read More | |||
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Report Shows Modest Drug Price Increases in Comp | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An examination of workers' compensation pharmacy data showed a 1.06% increase in drug prices for injured workers between May 2020 and May 2023, according to a white paper released Thursday by MyMatrixx, a Jacksonville, Florida-based pharmacy benefits manager and subsidiary of Express Scripts ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Revives Injured Press Operator's Intentional Tort Claim | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Michigan Supreme Court revived an injured die press operator’s intentional tort claim against his employer, finding summary judgment had been issued prematurely before the close of the discovery period. ...Read More | |||
