Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Miner's Third Claim for Black Lung Benefits | 08/26/2024 | |
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| A federal appellate court upheld the denial of a coal miner’s third claim for black lung benefits. Case: Hitt v. OWCP,...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Hires More Investigators | 08/23/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health, commonly known as Cal/OSHA, has increased staffing in its Bureau of Investigations Unit to take on more probes into serious workplace injuries across the state. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Relitigate Reasonableness of Worker's Mileage for Treatment | 08/23/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not relitigate the reasonableness of a worker’s mileage expenses from traveling to see a chiropractor 78 miles from his home. ...Read More | |||
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Group Sets Date for Medical, Comp Fraud Conference | 08/23/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Insurance Crime Bureau has set its Workers’ Compensation and Medical Investigations Conference for Oct. 1-4 in Chicago. The ev...Read More | |||
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Attorney Gets Scolding for Repeated Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process | 08/23/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation procedure and scolded the attorney responsible for bringing the repetitive claims. ...Read More | |||
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Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Worker's Negligence Claim Against Colleague, Employer | 08/23/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a worker’s negligence claims against a colleague and his employer arising from a motor vehicle accident. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Add Mental Injuries to Claim | 08/23/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a doctor’s request to expand a worker’s claim to add post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety as compensable conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Creates Circuit Split on Liability for Black Lung Benefits | 08/22/2024 | |
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| A federal appellate court created a split among the circuits on whether the parent company of a self-insuring coal mine operator can be held liable for black lung benefits owed to a miner. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's PTD Claim Sent Back to Judge for Further Findings | 08/22/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits had to be sent back to an administrative law judge for further findings. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Increase in Worker's Award for Back Injury | 08/22/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s award for a back injury. Case: Murray American Energy ...Read More | |||
