Workers' Compensation News
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Widow Can't Seek Remedy From Husband's Co-Worker, Tavern Operator | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that a widow could not pursue a civil suit against her late husband’s co-worker for throwing a punch that led to his death, nor could she sue the tavern proprietor who had furnished both men with alcohol. ...Read More | |||
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Widow of Worker With Leukemia Gets Award of Death Benefits | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a worker suffering from chronic myelomonocytic leukemia before contracting COVID-19 and dying. ...Read More | |||
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Railway Worker Fails to Prove Ear Injury, Hearing Loss | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a railway worker’s claim of injury to his ear and hearing loss. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Remands Worker's PTD Claim for Fourth Time | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals remanded a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits to an administrative law judge for the fourth time because of deficiencies in the causation analysis. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Rule to Verify Benefit Recipient Information | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation proposed rules to ensure that the agency is notified of an employee’s death before the Subsequent Injury Fund issues a lifetime income benefit payment. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Comp Board Claims Candidate Ran Uninsured Business, Owes $52,102 | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hartford Courant on Thursday reported that the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board alleges a congression...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Claims for FEHA Violation, IIED | 09/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court revived a worker’s claims against his employer for harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Updates DMEPOS Fee Schedule | 09/26/2024 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order updating the fee schedule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies for the fourth quarter. The division said it adopted Medicare’s October 2024 fourth quarter DMEPOS fee schedule update....Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Relief From Default in Dispute Over Comp Premiums | 09/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to relief from its default in a dispute over allegedly unpaid workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Voc Rehab Fees Increasing 2.62% | 09/26/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that maximum hourly fees for vocational rehabilitation services are increasing 2.62%, effective Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
