Workers' Compensation News
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High Court to Review Applicability of Self-Dealing Prohibition to Pharmacies | 12/13/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a petition to review a case that found the statutory prohibition on self-referrals prohibits physicians from sending injured workers to pharmacies in which they have a financial interest. ...Read More | |||
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High Court OKs Attorney Fees After Successful Appeal | 12/11/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday held that an appellate court did not err in remanding an issue of attorney fees to a trial court after it affirmed the lower court's judgment. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies TTD to Worker Fired for Misconduct Before Surgery | 12/03/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker who was terminated for misconduct could not collect temporary total disability benefits after undergoing surgery for his compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Date Worker Became Entitled to Specific-Loss Benefits for Eye Injury | 11/08/2024 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a case of first impression, Maine’s highest court ruled that a worker was entitled to an award of specific-loss benefits for the loss of vision in his eye on the date of his injury, not the date that the extent of the loss of vision in his eye was determined. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Asked to Order WCAB Decide 'Grant for Study' Cases | 11/07/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A petition was filed with the California Supreme Court requesting a writ of mandate directing the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to render final decisions on cases in which it granted petitions for reconsideration for further study. ...Read More | |||
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Health Care Worker Gets 0% Award for Injuries | 10/17/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker was entitled to a 0% permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Direct Deposit Bill, Senate Passes PTSD Bill | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a bill that would make direct deposit the default method for paying workers' compensation benefits, and the Senate signed off on a measure that would make it easier for first responders to receive benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: No Compensation for Jouster Injured at Renaissance Festival | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a decision finding that a man injured while jousting was excluded from the state's workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Remands AOE Determination for Unobserved Fall | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court said a trial court used the wrong standard to determine that a worker’s unobserved fall arose out of employment and remanded the case for additional proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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HEMIC Declares $5M Dividend | 09/23/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. announced a $5 million dividend for qualifying policyholders. The carrier said the dividend will be the...Read More | |||
