Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Wrongfully Terminates Worker's Benefits for Missing Appointment | 08/25/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an insurance carrier could not terminate a worker’s benefits for failing to attend an appointment with her authorized treating doctor. ...Read More | |||
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Construction Company Owner Accused of Premium Fraud | 08/24/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Florida Department of Financial Services announced workers’ compensation fraud charges against the owner of a construction company accused of concealing payroll to illegally lower his premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Worker's Reinstatement Petition, Grants UEGF's Termination Petition | 08/24/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a judge's decision denying a worker’s reinstatement petition, granting the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund's termination petition and modifying the worker’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Cook's Request for Additional Benefits | 08/23/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of a cook’s request for additional benefits for his injuries from two workplace falls. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Fined $328,143 for Fall Hazard Violations | 08/22/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Pennsylvania contractor $328,143 for allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Judge's Decision to Allow Severance of Third-Party Action | 08/22/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker’s employer should not have been allowed to sever the third-party action against it from the Labor Law action filed by its employee. ...Read More | |||
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Cement Maker Fined $62,500 Following Investigation of Drowning Death | 08/21/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a cement maker $62,500 for alleged violations uncovered during an investigation of the death of a 50-year-old worker who drowned in the Mississippi River in February. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Private Employer UR Bill | 08/18/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill requiring in-state licensing for doctors performing utilization reviews for those injured working for private employers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Errs in Dismissing Employer's Appeal as Discovery Sanction Against Worker | 08/18/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer’s appeal of an administrative determination that an injured worker was its employee should not have been dismissed as a discovery sanction against the worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Summarily Dismisses Worker's Malicious Prosecution Claims Against BWC | 08/17/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Court of Claims summarily dismissed a plaintiff’s malicious prosecution claims against the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation related to its fraud investigation against him. ...Read More | |||
