Workers' Compensation News
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Claims Administrator Can't Rely on Online Product Prices to Contest Bills | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a claims administrator could not carry its burden of proof to challenge the amounts charged by a medical supply company with evidence that comparable products could be purchased online for less. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Late Expert Report, Testimony Shouldn't Have Been Kept From Evidence | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the report and testimony of a worker’s expert should not have been kept from evidence even though the expert did not appear for a deposition before the deadline set by the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Alternate Care for Knee, but Not Head Injury | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to alternate care for a knee injury, but not for his head injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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WCA Schedules Educational Programs | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration is holding informational sessions throughout the state on June 10. The series o...Read More | |||
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OSHA Updates Targeted Inspection Program | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it updated the inspection program that focuses on businesses with high rates of injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Failure to List Exhibits on Conference Statement Not a Harmless Error | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred when it held that the failure to list in a pretrial conference the statement reports from a qualified medical evaluator was harmless, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves Regulatory Filing | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved regulatory changes recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Bill Includes Last-Minute Amendment to Address Gardner Decision | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Connecticut lawmakers on Monday adopted amendments to a budget bill to address a high court decision from March allowing judges to award temporary disability benefits after a worker reaches maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Inadequate Briefing Leads to Forfeiture of Issues on Appeal | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured worker forfeited any issues on her appeal due to inadequate briefing. Case: Jones ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Termination of Volunteer Firefighter's Operational Privileges | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the termination of a volunteer firefighter’s operational privileges due to his failure to disclose his disabled designation by the Workers' Compensation Board, among other misconduct. ...Read More | |||
