Workers' Compensation News
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OWCP Withdraws Proposed Changes to LHWCA Penalty Rules | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is withdrawing a proposal to adjust penalty provisions in the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Strikes Down Regulation on Compensability of Psychological Conditions | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that Workforce Safety and Insurance exceeded its authority in promulgating a regulation that deprived a worker of benefits for the psychological conditions he developed after an accident left him quadriplegic. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Webinar to Cover URA Application Tips | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance is holding a webinar Jan. 30 to discuss utilization review agent application tips. The agency said the program will...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award to Corrections Officer for Physical/Mental Injuries | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a corrections officer for his mental and physical injuries after being assaulted by two inmates. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Ejected From Bucket Lift Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker ejected from a bucket lift should have been granted summary judgment on her Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Judgment | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court waded through a host of claims related to a worker’s alleged construction-site injuries and found that one party was entitled to summary judgment on the claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase Discovery Advance, Attorney Fees | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation introduced in advance of the 60-day session starting Jan. 21 would require New Mexico employers to advance more money to injured workers for discovery and increase the cap on attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Propose Allowing Treatment by Physician Assistants, Physical Therapists | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers this year could debate bills that would facilitate treatment of injured workers by physician assistants and physical therapists. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Dismisses Wrongful Termination, FEHA Violation Claim | 01/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment to Costco Wholesale Corp., dismissing an injured worker's wrongful termination and Fair Employment and Housing Act complaint. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Dermatologicals Make Up Costliest Drug Group | 01/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute said recent shifts in the types of drugs prescribed to injured workers in California and the associated distribution of payments resulted in dermatologicals accounting for the biggest share of total drug spend. ...Read More | |||
