Workers' Compensation News
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School Teacher Charged With Fraud | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that a New Haven teacher has been charged with illegally collecting $16,053 in workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Employment Agency Owner Sentenced for Fraud | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of an employment agency was ordered to pay more than $150,000 in restitution as part of her sentence for a workers’ compensation premium fraud scheme, federal prosecutors in Massachusetts announced. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Opioid Medications | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for opioid medications. Case: Becca v. Eagle Manuf...Read More | |||
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Court Says Penalties Against Attorney Unwarranted | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a penalty against an attorney for State Insurance Fund, finding she had reasonable grounds for challenging an administrative determination that a worker had not been properly served. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Awards Widow Benefits for Husband's Fatal Heat Exposure | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s widow was entitled to benefits for his death from excessive heat exposure on his second day on the job. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Fee Schedule Adjustments | 09/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday announced that it posted an order adopting the latest Medicare quarterly file for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. The order adopts Medicare’s updated DMEPOS file and rural ZIP code fi...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Worker Injured by Chemical Exposure | 09/28/2023 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s medical condition was caused by his years of chemical exposure at work. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Launches Initiative for Silica Exposure in Engineered Stone | 09/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a new initiative aimed at improving worker protections from the risks of silica exposure with engineered stone. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Worker's PPD Award, Denial of Additional Treatment | 09/28/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court issued two separate opinions addressing the same worker’s claim, upholding his 8% permanent partial disability award and denying his requests for additional treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Reduction of Worker's SLU Award Not Supported by Evidence | 09/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a schedule loss of use award to a worker, finding the Workers’ Compensation Board’s assessment of the medical evidence was not supported by the record. ...Read More | |||
