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Supreme Court Says Statute of Limitations Governs Requests to Reopen 02/13/2025
State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the eight-year period for reopening a workers’ compensation claim is a statute of limitations, and an employer bears the burden of proof that an application to reopen was untimely. ...Read More
 
 

Bills Would Reduce Injury Reporting Requirements, Remove AWW Cap on Benefits 02/13/2025
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Montana lawmakers introduced bills that would reduce the frequency with which carriers must report benefit payments and remove the average weekly wage cap on benefits. ...Read More
 
 

U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court Explains Proper Disbursement of 3rd-Party Recoveries 02/13/2025
State: NA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court clarified the appropriate disbursement of an injured worker’s third-party recovery when the amount recovered is less than his legal expenses and the employer’s lien. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Knee Surgery 02/13/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for knee surgery for a worker who was injured in a workplace fall. ...Read More
 
 

General Assembly Passes Bill to Clarify Throat Cancer Presumption 02/13/2025
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying conditions that are included in the presumption that throat cancer is compensable for first responders. ...Read More
 
 

WCS to Use Graduated Fine Structure for Provider List Violation 02/13/2025
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section announced that its Medical Unit will start assessing fines using a graduated schedule implemented last year when carriers fail to submit treating provider lists as required. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Restore Manicurist Exemption From Employee Status Test 02/12/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California lawmaker introduced legislation to restore licensed manicurists' exemption from statutory tests of employee status. Assemblymembe...Read More
 
 

Trench Collapse Leads to $529,640 in Fines for Smelly Mel's, Sewer Rat Plumbing 02/12/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued a combined $529,640 in penalties to employers Smelly Mel's Plumbing and Sewer Rat Plumbing for violating safety regulations that resulted in a trench collapse that seriously injured a worker. ...Read More
 
 

Injured Worker Gets Fee Award for Attorney 02/12/2025
State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld a fee award to an injured worker’s attorney. Miosotis Peralta worked for the Supreme Court 1st...Read More
 
 

Chiropractors Dominate Impairment Rating Assignments 02/12/2025
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A new report by the Nevada Workers' Compensation Section shows that chiropractors performed about 80% of the evaluations to determine the extent of injured workers' disabilities in 2024. ...Read More
 
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