Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Statute of Limitations Governs Requests to Reopen | 02/13/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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Bills Would Reduce Injury Reporting Requirements, Remove AWW Cap on Benefits | 02/13/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court Explains Proper Disbursement of 3rd-Party Recoveries | 02/13/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Knee Surgery | 02/13/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill to Clarify Throat Cancer Presumption | 02/13/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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WCS to Use Graduated Fine Structure for Provider List Violation | 02/13/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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Bill Would Restore Manicurist Exemption From Employee Status Test | 02/12/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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Trench Collapse Leads to $529,640 in Fines for Smelly Mel's, Sewer Rat Plumbing | 02/12/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Fee Award for Attorney | 02/12/2025 | |
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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 | |||
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Chiropractors Dominate Impairment Rating Assignments | 02/12/2025 | |
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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 | |||
