Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Doesn't Have to Treat Worker as Having 'Combined Condition' | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier did not have to treat a worker as having a combined condition when none of her impairment was related to her compensable injuries. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Allegedly Injured in Stairwell Mishap | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a knee injury allegedly caused by his misstep while descending a flight of stairs. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker Injured in Fall | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for an injury from falling as she turned to speak to a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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Injury Claims Increase Slightly for Third Year | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The total number of reported injuries increased for a third consecutive year in 2023, according to the latest annual statistical report published by the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Urges Vigilance for Vehicle Safety | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance urged the state’s employers to be proactive in reviewing and enhancing their vehicle safety protocols, saying heavily traveled roads during summer months increase the risk of accidents. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Pay Raise for Doctors Treating First Responders | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing police and firefighters with injuries that are presumed to be compensable to select a doctor and increasing the provider’s reimbursement to twice the rate authorized by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
| Ethics Committee Finds One Incident of Misconduct in Two Years | 05/30/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee found a single instance of misconduct in complaints filed against comp judges in 2022 and 2023, according to a pair of reports the California Department of Industrial Relations recently posted to its website. ...Read More | |||
| Court Reinstates Jury Verdict for Worker on Discrimination Claims | 05/30/2024 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals reinstated a jury’s verdicts in favor of an injured worker on his disability discrimination claim. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Further Medical Care | 05/30/2024 | ||
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Arizona appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to additional treatment as he had not reached a medically stationary state. ...Read More | |||
| Supreme Court Issues Writ Directing Dismissal of Contract, Bad-Faith Claims Against Carrier | 05/30/2024 | ||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court issued a writ of mandamus compelling a trial court to dismiss the breach-of-contract and bad-faith claims against an insurance carrier arising out of a roofing worker’s fatal accident. ...Read More | |||
