Workers' Compensation News
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DCBS Cutting Rates by 3.2% | 09/13/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said employers will pay an average of 3.2% less for workers’ compensation coverage next year. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Worker's Medical Malpractice Claim | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An injured worker’s 2023 medical malpractice action was time-barred because more than three years had passed since she underwent the physical therapy that allegedly caused the additional injuries, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Finds Worker Doesn't Qualify as Jones Act Seaman | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker did not qualify as a Jones Act seaman. Case: Edwa...Read More | |||
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Employer Entitled to Dismissal of Worker's Retaliation Claim | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the City of Atlanta was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s retaliation claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Forklift Gets Additional PPD Award | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to an additional permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Show Good Cause for Delayed Prosecution of Claims | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to show good cause for his delay in prosecuting his claims and that they were therefore properly dismissed after pending for three years. ...Read More | |||
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Attune Launches EverPeak Insurance on Digital Platform | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Attune Insurance launched a new workers’ compensation solution, EverPeak Insurance, and started providing coverage to businesses in Arizona and South Carolina. ...Read More | |||
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Rulemaking Advisory Committee Reviewing Treatment Regs | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division's rulemaking advisory committee will review medical treatment regulations during a Nov. 5 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Worker Has No Impairment Despite 43 Years of Coal Dust Exposure | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker had a 0% impairment despite his many years of occupational exposure to coal dust. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker Suffered Compensable Aggravation Injuries | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a worker sustained a compensable aggravation of his preexisting lumbar spine degenerative disease and lumbar radiculopathy. ...Read More | |||
