Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Thursday | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is meeting on Thursday to discuss the annual regulatory filing that will be submitted later in the month. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Caretaker Intoxicated at Time of Accident | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to an injured caretaker due to his intoxication at the time of his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Lawmakers Asked Not to Mess With Negotiated Reforms | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys for labor and management asked that state lawmakers refrain from tweaking a negotiated work comp reform bill, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Pursues Bill to Criminalize Premium Fraud | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is pursuing legislation this year that would expressly criminalize premium fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Labor Law Claim for Eye Injury Partially Reinstated | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for an eye injury. Case: Argueta v. City of New York, ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Injured Coal Miner | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of additional benefits and treatment for an injured coal miner. Case: Harrison Co...Read More | |||
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High Court Reinstates Claim Due to Mischaracterization of Medical Record | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits and treatment for a diesel mechanic, finding the Board of Review had mischaracterized the medical evidence in the record. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Calculation of Benefits for Worker With 2 Jobs | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court clarified the calculation of a worker’s benefits when he had two jobs at the time of his injury but suffered wage loss from only one. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Publishes 2024 Fee Schedule | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section on Thursday published the 2024 medical fee schedule. Conversion factors for the fee schedu...Read More | |||
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Rating Bureaus Partner to Host Symposium | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau and Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau are teaming up to host the inaugural Workers’ Compensation Symposium: Evolving with Data and Artificial Intelligence, on April 18 in Philadelphia. ...Read More | |||
