Workers' Compensation News
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Workers Get Reimbursement for Reasonable Cost of Full IME | 02/14/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that an employee who undergoes an independent medical examination is entitled to the reasonable cost of the examination accompanying the physician's determination of his impairment rating, not merely the component cost of the impairment rating itself. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Board Must Resolve Coverage Dispute Between Carriers | 02/14/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a dispute between two insurance carriers over liability for medical treatment needed to be sent to the Workers’ Compensation Board for resolution. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Says Worker Can Reopen Claim | 02/14/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to reopen his claim for foot and shoulder injuries. Case...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Benefits for Worker With 2 Shoulder Injuries | 02/13/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court clarified the proper calculation of a worker’s benefits for his second permanent partial disability to his shoulder after a change in the law to make shoulder injuries a schedule disability. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker With Carpal Tunnel Claim | 02/13/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s claim that repeated computer use caused her carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds 0% PPD Award for Worker With Broken Ankle | 02/13/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability benefits for a worker who broke her ankle in a fall. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Judge Relied on Improper Considerations to Find Worker Incapable of Employment | 02/13/2024 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge erred in considering a worker’s functional limitations when Workforce Safety and Insurance issued its vocational rehabilitation report, and in relying on the opinion of the worker’s neuropsychological expert. ...Read More | |||
| Lawsuit Alleges Identity Theft, Unauthorized Use of Certified Interpreters' Credentials | 02/12/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California alleges people employed by One Call Corp. falsely impersonated certified interpreters in depositions held over Zoom since 2021. ...Read More | |||
| Court Overturns Grant of Summary Judgment for 3rd Party Defendant in Labor Law Action | 02/12/2024 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against it. ...Read More | |||
| No Benefits for Worker's COVID-19 Infection from Alleged Interaction with Colleague | 02/12/2024 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s claim that his COVID-19 infection was an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
