Workers' Compensation News
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Court Bases AWW on Expected Income for Worker Injured on Day 2 of Job | 12/13/2023 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage based on what he would have earned if he had not been injured on his second day on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Alleged Water Main Accident | 12/13/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker had not been entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for alleged injuries he received while testing water main valves. ...Read More | |||
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Pain Management Doc Charged With Billing Fraud | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced fraud charges against a Northern California pain management doctor that the Department of Industrial Relations alleges was the second-most-frequent lien filer in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier That Didn't Pursue UR Can't Refuse to Pay for Treatment | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of payment to a provider, ruling that an insurance carrier could not refuse to pay for treatment unrelated to a worker’s compensable injuries when the carrier had failed to pursue utilization review. ...Read More | |||
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Food Processor Fined $242,000 for Amputation | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Ohio-based food processor after a temporary worker’s finger was cut off in a meat grinder. ...Read More | |||
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One Call Names Steven Schultz Chief Growth Officer | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Care coordinator One Call on Monday announced that Steven Schultz joined the company as chief growth officer. ...Read More | |||
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Closure of Worker's Claim Without PD Overturned | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the closure of a worker’s claim without an award for additional permanent disability for her facet cyst. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Claims | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Use of Multiplier for Worker's CT Injury | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with a cumulative trauma injury was entitled to a statutory three-times multiplier of his award based on his inability to do the work he had done over years for his employer. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Schedules Meeting to Discuss Adopting Latest AMA Guides | 12/11/2023 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a meeting with system users in January to discuss adopting the latest edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. ...Read More | |||
