Workers' Compensation News
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In-Person Exam Not Required for Doctor to Assign Permanent Impairment Rating | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a doctor's failure to examine a claimant in person does not render invalid his impairment report. ...Read More | |||
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Sawmill Operator Fined $184,385 Following Death Investigation | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the operator of sawmills in several states $184,385, saying that its failure to follow safety standards resulted in the death of a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Carpenter's Labor Law Claim Not Amenable to Summary Judgment | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carpenter was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall through a hole in a platform. ...Read More | |||
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Evidence of Crime Victim's WC Claim Not Relevant to His Credibility | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appellate Court of Maryland upheld the conviction of a motorist for intentionally striking a municipal worker with his vehicle, ruling that evidence of the worker’s use of workers’ compensation coverage for treatment was irrelevant to his credibility. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Announces Change to Information Request Process | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that its compliance, records and training officers will change the method of sending requests for information to claims administrators July 17. ...Read More | |||
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Use of IARC Classification of Carcinogens Isn't Unconstitutional Delegation of Legislative Authority | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that there was no unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority in using a third party's definition of carcinogens to determine a firefighter's entitlement to benefits for kidney cancer. ...Read More | |||
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BWC: Plumber Owes $42,000 for Comp Fraud | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A plumber convicted of working two jobs while receiving benefits was ordered to pay $42,000 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Charges Dismissed in Orange County Fraud Case | 07/07/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors in Southern California on Thursday dismissed criminal charges filed against four people accused of participating in a widespread capping scheme. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Accepting Applications for QME Exam in October | 07/07/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it is accepting applications for a qualified medical evaluator examination that will be held from Oct. 14-21. ...Read More | |||
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Man Pleads No Contest to Charges in Premium Fraud Scheme | 07/07/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Northern California man who operated a company that was used to launder millions of dollars in payroll for a security firm as part of a work comp premium fraud scheme pleaded no contest to insurance fraud and money laundering charges. ...Read More | |||
