Workers' Compensation News
Employee Without Valid Settlement Can't Pursue Breach-of-Contract Claim | 12/21/2023 | ||
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that no valid compromise and release agreement existed between an employee and her employer, so she could not pursue a contract action to force a settlement to which the employer had not agreed. ...Read More | |||
DWC Revises Death Benefits Forms | 12/21/2023 | ||
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced revised forms it said will help eligible beneficiaries file claims for death benefits. ...Read More | |||
WCA Seeks Comments on Judicial Reappointments | 12/21/2023 | ||
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The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration seeks public comment on the reappointment of two judges to full, five-year terms. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Says PTD Certification Not Required for Odd-Lot Workers | 12/21/2023 | ||
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The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a physician's certification is not required for a worker to receive permanent total disability benefits through the odd-lot doctrine. ...Read More | |||
Unemployed Health Care Worker Get Benefits for Worsening Condition | 12/21/2023 | ||
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld an award of benefits to an unemployed health care worker for the worsening of her compensable condition. ...Read More | |||
Administratrix Gets Costs, Fees for Employer's Failure to Pay Award | 12/21/2023 | ||
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld costs and fees to the administratrix of a worker’s estate for the employer’s failure to pay an award to account for its prior underpayment of permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
Cal/OSHA Board Adopts Emergency Standard for Crystalline Silica | 12/20/2023 | ||
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California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an emergency temporary standard on respirable crystalline silica to protect workers from silicosis. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Award to BWC From Provider Who Overbilled | 12/20/2023 | ||
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An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of damages to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation from a vocational rehabilitation specialist who had overbilled for his services. ...Read More | |||
Work Deaths Up 5.7% in 2022 | 12/20/2023 | ||
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The 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in 2022 represented a 5.7% increase from the 5,190 work deaths in 2021, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Injuries | 12/20/2023 | ||
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for her back and ankle injuries after she slipped at work. Case: ...Read More | |||