Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Worker From Suing Employer's Auto Insurance Carrier | 10/02/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that when a worker is injured in the course of his employment by the acts of an underinsured third-party tortfeasor, workers’ compensation exclusivity does not bar him from recovering benefits from his employer’s separate uninsured/underinsur...Read More | |||
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Court Vacates $27.9M Restitution Order Over Lack of Offsets for Valid Services | 10/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For the second time, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said a Southern California judge failed to consider the fair market value of services provided in ordering restitution or criminal forfeiture in a work comp kickback case. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Debit Card Bill, Vetoes Ag Worker Presumption | 10/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted legislation allowing carriers to continue using prepaid debit cards for payment of temporary and permanent disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Commission's Method for Determining Worker's AWW but Vacates Calculation | 10/01/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission used an appropriate methodology to calculate a worker’s average weekly wages but miscalculated the amount by relying on an improper figure as his gross earnings. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Bid for Increase in PPD Award | 10/01/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker’s knee injuries. Ca...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PPD for Worker's Back Injury | 10/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker with a back injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Housekeeper's Respiratory Injury | 10/01/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a housekeeper for a respiratory injury brought on by wearing a used face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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WCIS Upgrade Slated for October | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its Workers’ Compensation Information System will undergo an upgrade in October. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds UR Determination That Worker's Treatments Weren't Necessary | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a utilization review determination that a worker’s ongoing treatments were neither reasonable nor necessary. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits for a longtime coal miner. Case: Consol PA Coal Co. v....Read More | |||
