Workers' Compensation News
DWC Posts Adjustments to Pathology and Lab Section of OMFS | 01/08/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Alleged Concrete Hose Mishap | 01/08/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for alleged injuries from pulling a concrete hose. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Create Presumption That Infertility Is Compensable for Firefighters | 01/08/2024 | ||
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Virginia firefighters who are unable to have a child after trying for a year would be presumed to have become infertile in the course and scope of their employment under a bill filed in advance of the session starting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
Municipal Worker Can't Maintain Suit Against Employer or Staffing Agency | 01/08/2024 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a municipal employee’s suit against a temporary staffing agency hired by her employer and tossed her claims against the municipal employer as well. ...Read More | |||
No Total Industrial Disability Rating for 9/11 Clean-Up Worker | 01/08/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who participated in the World Trade Center terrorist attack clean-up efforts was not entitled to be classified as having a total industrial disability. ...Read More | |||
CWCI Opens Registration for Annual Meeting | 01/05/2024 | ||
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 60th annual meeting scheduled for March 19 in Oakland. ...Read More | |||
Carryover PTSD Presumption Bill Amended | 01/05/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A bill to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for emergency medical technicians in California was amended to revise dates because the measure was carried over from the 2023 session. ...Read More | |||
Longtime Factory Worker Fails to Provide Timely Notice of Hearing Loss Claim | 01/05/2024 | ||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a longtime factory worker failed to give timely notice of her hearing loss claim. ...Read More | |||
DWC Sets Public Hearing on Designated Doctor Reimbursement Proposal | 01/05/2024 | ||
Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has scheduled a public hearing to receive testimony on the agency’s proposed amendments to designated doctor billing and reimbursement rules. ...Read More | |||
Bills Propose New Definition of Compensable Injury, Higher Penalty for Safety Violations | 01/05/2024 | ||
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Missouri lawmakers introduced bills that would revise the definition of what constitutes a compensable injury and increase the benefit enhancement when an employer’s failure to follow safety standards results in an injury. ...Read More | |||