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	Worker Entitled to More Benefits After Employer Refuses Her Return to Job		09/15/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 460 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to additional compensation benefits after her employer refused to return her to work at an available position that could accommodate her medical limitations. ...Read More

	WCA Proposes 3.8% Fee Schedule Increase, Electronic Filing Rules		09/15/2017
	State: NM | Segment: WEST | 476 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is proposing to increase maximum allowable reimbursement for medical procedures by an average of 3.8% in 2018, a WorkCompCentral analysis of the agency’s proposed fee schedule found. ...Read More

	Workers' Compensation Board Attorney Wins First Political Race		09/15/2017
	State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 447 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	An attorney for the State Workers’ Compensation Board has defeated the Democratic incumbent in the primary for the 38th District seat in the Albany County Legislature. ...Read More

	WCD Updates Form, Bulletin Related to Retroactive Program		09/14/2017
	State: OR | Segment: WEST | 180 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division has revised two documents related to its retroactive program, which increases benefits to present-day levels. The first is Bulletin No. 102, updated for the first time since 2006. The bulletin shows people how to fill out the form to request r...Read More

	Worker's Claim for Cumulative Back Injury Was Time-Barred		09/14/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 237 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker’s claim for a cumulative injury to his back was time-barred. Case:...Read More

	Worker Can't Bring Tort Claim Against Employer for Day-Off Workplace Fall		09/13/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 223 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a restaurant employee could not bring a tort claim against her employer for her injuries from a fall that occurred when she went into her workplace on her day off to address a problem with the ice machine. ...Read More

	WCB Boots Psychiatrist Who Lost Medical License		09/13/2017
	State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 287 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The New York Workers' Compensation Board kicked a Middletown psychiatrist out of the system Monday after he lost his license to practice medicine in the state last week.  ...Read More

	Workers Can't Be Prosecuted for Use of False Social Security Numbers		09/12/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 452 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Kansas Supreme Court last week overturned the convictions of three workers who had used false Social Security numbers to obtain employment in the restaurant industry. ...Read More

	WCD Updates IME Provider Guide		09/12/2017
	State: OR | Segment: WEST | 219 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division updated the training manual for independent medical examiners by adding new information about provider expectations, and tips to avoid complaints by injured workers. The Training Guide to Performing Independent Medical Exams is required ...Read More

	Worker Failed to Prove Aggravation of Pre-Existing Condition From Prior Accident		09/12/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 208 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	The Commonwealth Court ruled that an injured worker failed to meet his burden of establishing material aggravation of a pre-existing condition from a prior industrial accident. ...Read More