Workers' Compensation News
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L&I: New Heat Protections Take Effect July 17 | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that new heat protections for outdoor workers go into effect July 17. L&I on Tues...Read More | |||
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Injured Refinery Worker Can't Pursue Tort Claim Against Contractor | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a refinery worker who suffered serious burns in an accident could not maintain a tort suit against a contractor who had performed work for his employer on the equipment that malfunctioned and caused his injuries. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Posts Adjustments to DMEPOS Fee Schedule | 06/29/2023 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order updating the Official Medical Fee Schedule section on durable medical equipment to conform to changes in the Medicare system. The order updating the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies sectio...Read More | |||
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Contractor Class Code Certification Placed on Suspense File | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would require California contractors to provide the classification codes they use when buying workers’ compensation coverage as a condition of receiving or renewing a license was placed on hold after an analysis said the Contractors State License Board can’t absorb the est...Read More | |||
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Bay Area Construction Companies Charged With Fraud | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Five people associated with two Northern California-based construction companies were charged with fraud and conspiracy for allegedly misclassifying employees as contractors to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance and payroll taxes, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office ...Read More | |||
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General Contractor Gets Conditional Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claim | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor was entitled to conditional summary judgment on its indemnification claim against an injured worker’s employer but not against other subcontractors on the project. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Raising Fees for Attorneys, Physician Reports | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claimants’ attorneys in New Jersey would be entitled to contingency fees of up to 25%, under recently introduced legislation. “The ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs 'Portal-to-Portal' Coverage for 911 Dispatchers | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill that will extend “portal-to-portal” workers’ compensation coverage for 911 emergency dispatchers in certain situations. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Surgery for Aggravation of Knee Condition | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to arthroscopic knee surgery due to the aggravation of a prior compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Proportion of Payments for Medical, Indemnity Unchanged in 2022 | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Tuesday reported that the proportion of total loss payments going to medical and indemnity benefits was unchanged in 2022. ...Read More | |||
