Workers' Compensation News
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Disclosure to Attorney Doesn't Trigger Time for Worker to File Suit Against Doctor | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that the time frame for an injured worker to sue her doctor for malpractice did not start on the date her workers’ compensation attorney learned of the doctor’s mistake, but on the date the attorney informed the worker of it. ...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 | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover System Trends | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on Oct. 2 to cover key findings from the latest editions of its CompScope Benchmarks and Medical Benchmarks for Pennsylvania, as well as its recent drug trends study. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker who fell from a scaffold. Case: Ramirez v...Read More | |||
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CCWC Opens Registration for 21st Annual Conference | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 21st annual Conference, Legislative and Educational Forum. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Entitled to Relief From VSSR Award | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from an enhanced award of benefits to a worker because it violated a specific safety regulation. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Magda Derisma-Oyewole as Arbitrator | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday appointed Magda Derisma-Oyewole as an arbitrator for the state Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Accepts Comments on Proposed 2025 Fee Schedule | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board is accepting comments on its proposed 2025 Medical Fee Schedule. The board said system users...Read More | |||
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Court: Property Owner Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s claims against it. ...Read More | |||
