Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Man Has Schedule Injuries | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s right shoulder and arm injuries are compensable, but they should not have been treated as nonschedule injuries. ...Read More | |||
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No TTD for Worker Laid Off During COVID-19 Pandemic | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for temporary total disability benefits after he was laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Criminalizing Premium Fraud | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek enacted a bill that immediately made it a misdemeanor for employers to submit false payroll reports to reduce their workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Statute of Limitation for Bill Disputes | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed into law a bill establishing a universal one-year statute of limitations for billing disputes. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from an unsecured ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Gets Mandamus Relief on Denial of VSSR Claim | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a widow was entitled to mandamus relief compelling the Industrial Commission to revisit her entitlement to an enhanced award of benefits for her husband’s death from inhaling nitrogen-saturated air. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Posts List of Carriers, Self-Insurers Required to Report Medical Payments | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted a revised list of carriers and self-insured employers that are required to report medical bill payment data. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker Injured in Bridge Collapse | 04/01/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who suffered multiple injuries, including the partial amputation of his leg, in a bridge collapse. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Cannot Relitigate Worker's Entitlement to 24-Hour Home Care | 04/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier could not attempt to relitigate a catastrophically injured worker’s entitlement to round-the-clock home care. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Amazon Employee Allegedly Injured by 'Stampede' of Bus Passengers | 04/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to an Amazon employee for her alleged injuries from a “stampede” of passengers “desperate” to board a crowded public bus at the end of a workday. ...Read More | |||
