Workers' Compensation News
Federal Court Clarifies Comp Offset From Underinsured Motorist Benefits | 04/04/2024 | ||
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A federal appellate court ruled that an automobile insurance provider was entitled to offset its coverage obligations for an underinsured motorist claim by what the insured received from a third-party settlement and workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
Court Overturns Denial of Teacher's Claim of Psychiatric Injury From COVID-19 Exposure | 04/04/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court overturned the denial of a school teacher’s claim for benefits for a psychiatric injury from her exposure to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
DWC to Hold Quarterly Meetings With Carriers, Providers | 04/04/2024 | ||
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is hosting its quarterly meetings at the end of April to provide carriers and providers with updates on what’s happening in the system. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Claim by Worker Allegedly Struck by Excavator | 04/04/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law claim by a worker allegedly struck by an excavator. Ca...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Commission's Jurisdiction to Vacate TTD Award | 04/04/2024 | ||
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An Ohio appellate court upheld the Industrial Commission’s exercise of continuing jurisdiction over a worker’s claim to vacate an award of benefits during the period he was not disabled but was not working. ...Read More | |||
Amendments Limit COVID Bill to School Workers, Revise Poster Requirements | 04/03/2024 | ||
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A bill proposing to require employers to ensure that workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace was amended to apply only to California school employees. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Award of Benefits to Cancer-Stricken Firefighter's Widow | 04/03/2024 | ||
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A Texas appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to a cancer-stricken firefighter’s widow. Charlie Jaimes worked as...Read More | |||
Bill Would Require PTSD Coverage for First Responders, Allow Use of Ecstasy | 04/03/2024 | ||
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Workers’ compensation could buy ecstasy for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the use of the drug before the end of 2025, under a bill moving through the Arizona Legislature. ...Read More | |||
Work Comp Bills Head to Governor's Desk | 04/03/2024 | ||
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Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday passed bills that would modify how hearing loss is calculated for workers’ compensation benefits, expand the list of cancers that are presumed compensable for certain public safety workers and increase the penalty for failing to secure work comp coverage. ...Read More | |||
Worker Denied TTD After Surgery Gets Writ Relief | 04/03/2024 | ||
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a writ of mandamus overturning a denial of his request for temporary total disability benefits while he recovered from surgery necessitated by his compensable injuries. ...Read More | |||