Workers' Compensation News
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Employer's Alleged Administrative Violations Don't Foreclose Exclusivity Defense | 08/27/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer’s alleged administrative violations did not prevent it from presenting and prevailing on its exclusivity defense. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Announces Arbitrator Reappointments | 08/27/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced several arbitrator reappointments to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. The ...Read More | |||
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WCA Seeks Public Review of Rule Changes | 08/27/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Mexico's Workers' Compensation Administration says rule changes will take effect on Jan. 1, and the agency invites the public to take part in a webinar and to submit comments on the proposals. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Additional Benefits, Expansion of Claim | 08/27/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker's request for additional benefits and the expansion of her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Suspended for Misconduct | 08/27/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court last week suspended an attorney for misconduct related to his representation of a client in a probate matter and a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Worker With Back Injury, Psychological Condition | 08/27/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker for a back injury with psychological overlay. Case: Lab...Read More | |||
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Pension Offset Not Available When Retiree Gets Hurt After Returning to Work | 08/26/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a pension offset is not available when the retiree returns to work for a former employer on a part-time basis and suffers an injury in the course of the new round of employment. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Workers' Comp Fraud | 08/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that the owner of an electrical service company pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud and has paid restitution of nearly $16,000. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim to Add Shoulder Injury | 08/26/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to add a shoulder injury. Case: Gibson v. Black...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Escape Liability for Continuing Medical Benefits | 08/26/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an employer could not be relieved of its obligation to provide continuing medical treatment to an injured worker after she aggravated her injury in a car accident. ...Read More | |||
