Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Law Preempts Worker's Claim for Alleged State Insurance Law Violations | 09/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a worker’s claim that his employer’s health plan administrator violated Illinois law was preempted by federal law. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Postinjury Mental Health Treatment | 09/06/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s mental health treatment after her on-the-job injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Consolidates Cases in Attorney Fee Dispute | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision Wednesday consolidating five cases to resolve a dispute over how to split fees between an injured worker’s current and former attorneys. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Standard for Compensability of Injuries From Idiopathic Falls | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker can receive benefits for injuries she sustained from an idiopathic fall while she was working — if the injuries were made more severe by the environment in which she worked. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Award but Remands for Judge to Describe Compensable Injuries | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award to an injured worker but sent the case back to the judge to provide a more specific description of the compensable conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Carpal Tunnel, Denies Employer's Request to Take Offset | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with carpal tunnel syndrome and ruled that his employer was not entitled to an offset against its liability. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Finding of Worsened Condition for Worker | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court summarily affirmed a finding that a worker had suffered a worsening of his condition attributable to a compensable lumbar injury. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Study Finds Average Impairment Rating of 6.5% | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said its analysis of impairment ratings in 33 states plus the District of Columbia found that the average whole-body impairment rating for permanently disabled workers was 6.5%. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Wilkerson Retires Sept. 15 | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that Avery B. Wilkerson Jr. will retire, effective Sept. 15. ...Read More | |||
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Registration for Work Comp Summit Opens Monday | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that it will open registration Monday for its one-day Workers’ Compensation Summit set for Oct. 29. ...Read More | |||
