Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Miscalculates Insurance Provider's Lien Against Amputee's Tort Settlement | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge miscalculated an insurance provider’s lien against a truck driver’s third-party recovery for an accident that resulted in the loss of his legs. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Loses Challenges to Benefits Reinstatement, Expansion of Claim, Penalties | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an employer’s challenges to orders reinstating a worker’s benefits, the expansion of his claim and the imposition of penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen her claim for temporary total disability benefits, additional medications and a referral to a rheumatologist. ...Read More | |||
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Court Voids Award to Worker for Burn Injury, Vacates Award on Wage Claim | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a circuit court lacked jurisdiction over a worker’s claim for compensation for a work-related injury and that an individual member of the limited liability company that employed her could not be held personally liable for her unpaid wages. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Commission Updates CEC Contact Information | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced personnel updates and changes in contact information within the Court of Existing Claims. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Employer Forms, Changes Rule Title | 10/04/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced regulatory action to update employer forms and change the title of a rule. The divi...Read More | |||
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CWCI Posts Summary of 2024 Legislation | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute published a bulletin listing bills of interest that Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted this year. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Quarterly Adjustment to Hospital, ASC Fees | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adopting the latest quarterly update to the outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery center section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Updates to MTUS Drug List | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced updates to the drug list in the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule to align with national treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Provider Timely Asserts Claim for Reimbursement | 10/03/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals revived an insurance provider's claim for reimbursement from a widow's wrongful death settlement. ...Read More | |||
