Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Injured While Repairing HVAC System Gets Summary Judgment | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from an extension ladder. C...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Awards for Shoulder, Back Injuries, but Not Disc Disease | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a finding that a worker suffered compensable shoulder and back injuries, but his intervertebral disc disorder was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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John Novak Named President of ICW Group Insurance Cos. | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. has promoted John Novak to president. ...Read More | |||
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L&I: New Heat Protections Take Effect July 17 | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that new heat protections for outdoor workers go into effect July 17. L&I on Tues...Read More | |||
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Injured Refinery Worker Can't Pursue Tort Claim Against Contractor | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a refinery worker who suffered serious burns in an accident could not maintain a tort suit against a contractor who had performed work for his employer on the equipment that malfunctioned and caused his injuries. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Posts Adjustments to DMEPOS Fee Schedule | 06/29/2023 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order updating the Official Medical Fee Schedule section on durable medical equipment to conform to changes in the Medicare system. The order updating the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies sectio...Read More | |||
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Contractor Class Code Certification Placed on Suspense File | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would require California contractors to provide the classification codes they use when buying workers’ compensation coverage as a condition of receiving or renewing a license was placed on hold after an analysis said the Contractors State License Board can’t absorb the est...Read More | |||
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General Contractor Gets Conditional Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claim | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor was entitled to conditional summary judgment on its indemnification claim against an injured worker’s employer but not against other subcontractors on the project. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Raising Fees for Attorneys, Physician Reports | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claimants’ attorneys in New Jersey would be entitled to contingency fees of up to 25%, under recently introduced legislation. “The ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs 'Portal-to-Portal' Coverage for 911 Dispatchers | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill that will extend “portal-to-portal” workers’ compensation coverage for 911 emergency dispatchers in certain situations. ...Read More | |||
