Workers' Compensation News
Court Dismisses Widow's Challenge to Evidence Order | 03/28/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court dismissed a widow’s challenge to an order from the Workers’ Compensation Board directing her to produce evidence of the asbestos-related lawsuits her husband had settled before his death. ...Read More | |||
Toll Collector Not Entitled to Expand Scope of Claim, Get Additional Benefits | 03/28/2024 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a toll collector was not entitled to add conditions to her claim for a shoulder injury and that she was not entitled to additional treatment or benefits. ...Read More | |||
DWC Posts 2nd Quarter Adjustments to OMFS | 03/27/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order updating the physician and nonphysician practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes made by Medicare. The division said the order adopts several changes the Centers for Medicare and...Read More | |||
Worker Gets Benefits, Fees, Penalties for Offer of Inappropriate Job | 03/27/2024 | ||
State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits, fees and penalties because her employer failed to offer her a suitable position after she twice injured her shoulder at work. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Finds Miner's Pneumoconiosis Didn't Contribute to His Death | 03/27/2024 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis did not materially contribute to his death. ...Read More | |||
Court Tosses Employer's Challenge to Board's Interpretation of Subpoena Rules | 03/27/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court tossed an employer’s appeal challenging a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board regarding its interpretation of the statutory and regulatory scheme of issuing subpoenas for the deposition of medical providers. ...Read More | |||
Worker, Defendants Each Get Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 03/27/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the defendants were also entitled to dismissal of some of his claims. ...Read More | |||
Bills Propose Penalty for Unreasonable Denial, Presumption of Compensability After 90 Days | 03/27/2024 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Louisiana lawmakers have introduced bills that would presume that claims are compensable if they haven’t been denied within three months, and to allow employers to seek penalties and attorney fees when they have to recover health care payments after a work comp claim is unreasonably denied....Read More | |||
NCCI: Influence of Wage on TD Duration Depends on Claimant Age | 03/27/2024 | ||
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance said that though high-wage earners typically have longer temporary disability duration than low-wage earners, the influence of pay on TD duration depends on the injured worker's age. ...Read More | |||
Insurance Bureau Cuts Loss Costs by 19% | 03/27/2024 | ||
State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
The Maine Bureau of Insurance approved a 19% average loss cost decrease for policies incepting on or after April 1. “If all insurers...Read More | |||