Workers' Compensation News
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Crowdstrike Outage Hits Comp Agencies | 07/19/2024 | |
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| EDITOR’S NOTE: The New York State Workers Compensation Board said Friday afternoon that the majority of online services should now be restored. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Deadline for Contesting MMI Date | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the 90-day deadline for contesting a previously assessed maximum medical improvement date. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Review Board Order | 07/19/2024 | |
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| The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an employer’s challenge to a decision of the Benefits Review Board remanding a worker’s motion to modify his partial disability award under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Splits on IRE Doctor's Ability to Consider Conditions Not Listed on NCP | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court split on whether a physician should be limited to assigning an impairment rating only for accepted work-related injuries, but it doesn't change a decision allowing the doctor to consider additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Failed to Connect Neck Injury to PTSD Diagnosis Not Entitled to Reopen Claim | 07/18/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to reopen his claim for a neck injury because he failed to prove that the accident contributed to his claimed mental health condition. ...Read More | |||
| BWC Opens Registration for Annual Medical and Health Symposium | 07/18/2024 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 2024 Medical & Health Symposium being held in November. The free virtual event will focus on how technology in medicine is shaping the future for injured workers and medical professionals, the bureau said...Read More | |||
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Adjuster's Miscalculation of Lien Doesn't Allow Worker to Avoid Payment | 07/18/2024 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker was required to pay the full amount of her employer’s lien against her third-party recovery, even though the estimate was far lower than the actual amount. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Flight Paramedic Fails to Prove Entitlement to Additional Awards | 07/18/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld benefit awards of closed periods for an injured paramedic, finding that she failed to prove her entitlement to additional compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Denied Reimbursement From Second Injury Fund Must Get Hearing | 07/18/2024 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of New Hampshire ruled that an employer or insurance carrier that has been denied reimbursement from the Special Fund for Second Injuries is entitled to a hearing before the Department of Labor to challenge the decision. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Trends in Drug Payments | 07/18/2024 | |
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| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a 30-minute webinar Aug. 1 to discuss key findings from its study of interstate variation and trends in work comp drug payments. ...Read More | |||
