Workers' Compensation News
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No Change in 2024 Assessments | 11/15/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the workers’ compensation administrative tax, as well as surcharges for the Second Injury Fund, will be unchanged in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Benefits for Officer Who Fell While on Coffee Break | 11/15/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of duty disability benefits to a police officer who was injured from falling while exiting her patrol car to pick up coffee. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker With Shoulder Injury Due to Lack of Credibility | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s alleged shoulder injury due to his lack of credibility. Ca...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured After Clocking Out | 11/02/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an injury that happened while climbing into a vehicle after he had clocked out for the day. ...Read More | |||
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No Change to Surcharges for 2024 | 11/02/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Department of Labor announced that administrative taxes and surcharges will remain unchanged in 2024. The administrative tax and admi...Read More | |||
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NCCI Discussing Physician Service Utilization Study at Webinar | 10/20/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is holding a webinar Thursday to review findings from its recent study on physician service utilization throughout the country. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment in Contract Dispute With Auditor | 10/19/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a company providing workers’ compensation insurance audit services was not entitled to summary judgment on its claim that a customer had breached the terms of its consulting agreement. ...Read More | |||
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No Penalties, Benefits Owed to Worker After Date of Voluntary Resignation | 10/12/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to penalties or additional benefits because her employer offered suitable work through the effective date of her voluntary resignation. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Signs Contractor, PTSD Bills; Vetoes Presumptions, TD Extension for Treatment Disputes | 10/11/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted bills that will expand and extend the existing post-traumatic stress disorder presumption and require contractors to include the classification codes they used to secure work comp coverage when applying for a license. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Committee Accepts Applications for WCB Member | 10/10/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee is accepting applications from legal professionals who want to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Board in the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims. ...Read More | |||
