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Workers' Compensation News

 

Agent Convicted of Fraud Sentenced to Five Years 12/13/2022
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation announced that an insurance agent convicted of fraud was sentenced to five years in state prison. ...Read More
 
 

Divided Court Upholds Dismissal of Affirmative Defense 12/13/2022
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A divided New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a Labor Law defendant’s defense that an injured worker was the sole proximate cause of a ladder accident. ...Read More
 
 

Split Court Upholds Dismissal of Mechanic's Labor Law Claim 12/13/2022
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A divided New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a Labor Law claim by a mechanic who was injured when a flatbed trailer fell on him. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Award of Benefits, Penalties, Attorney Fees to Dialysis Clinic Worker 12/13/2022
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, penalties and attorney fees to a dialysis clinic worker for his injuries from an unwitnessed fall. ...Read More
 
 
WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Wednesday 12/12/2022
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee will meet virtually at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. At the meeting, committee members will discuss potential actuarial and research projects for 2023, WCIRB policy data quality program revisions and a sch...Read More
 
 

Report: CT Claims Tend to Be Income-Replacement Only, Litigated More 12/12/2022
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Sixty percent of so-called cumulative trauma workers’ compensation claims involve injuries that progress over time and are indemnity-only, thus involving no medical component, according to a ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Apportionment of Recovery Between Worker, Lien 12/12/2022
State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a circuit court properly apportioned the funds available under an automobile liability policy between an injured worker and her employer’s lien. ...Read More
 
 

Defendants in Civil Suit Fail to Prove Entitlement to Immunity as Statutory Employers 12/12/2022
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the defendants in an injured worker’s civil case were not entitled to summary judgment on their claim that they were immune from liability under the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More
 
 

High Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker With PTSD 12/12/2022
State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker with development post-traumatic stress disorder after he suffered physical injuries from being crushed by a 2,000-pound trailer. ...Read More
 
 

DWC Requests Comments on Designated Doctor Rules and Forms 12/12/2022
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation formally proposed two rules that it said would improve the operation of the designated doctor program. ...Read More
 
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