Workers' Compensation News
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Trial Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Considering New Evidence, Remanding Case | 09/13/2024 | |
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| A trial court did not abuse its discretion when it reviewed new medical reports finding that a man was unable to return to work and in ordering San Francisco’s retirement system to review his related retirement application, a California appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday | 09/13/2024 | ||
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Actuarial Committee will review insurer experience reports during a meeting Tuesday. Committee members will discuss the report evaluating insurer experience as of June 30, as well as the diagnostics that wi...Read More | |||
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CalChamber Urges Veto of Ag Worker Heat Injury Presumption | 09/13/2024 | |
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| The California Chamber of Commerce on Thursday issued a statement urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would create a presumption of compensability for certain heat-related injuries suffered by agricultural workers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails in Bid for PPD Increase | 09/13/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his award for occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Mandamus Relief From Denial of Claim | 09/13/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to writ relief compelling the Industrial Commission to order his employer to pay for his medical treatments and pay temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Approval for Change in Doctors, Denies Forfeiture Claim | 09/13/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a judge’s decision approving a worker’s change of physician but upheld the denial of the employer’s request for a forfeiture of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Employer's Payroll Met Threshold for Coverage | 09/13/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker failed to prove that his employer’s payroll met the statutory threshold for coverage under the state Workers Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Cutting Rates by 3.2% | 09/13/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said employers will pay an average of 3.2% less for workers’ compensation coverage next year. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Worker's Medical Malpractice Claim | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An injured worker’s 2023 medical malpractice action was time-barred because more than three years had passed since she underwent the physical therapy that allegedly caused the additional injuries, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Finds Worker Doesn't Qualify as Jones Act Seaman | 09/12/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker did not qualify as a Jones Act seaman. Case: Edwa...Read More | |||
