Workers' Compensation News
AWCA's Cap on PPD Doesn't Bar Worker From Receiving Additional Benefits | 12/14/2023 | ||
State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the statutory cap of 350 weeks of permanent partial disability benefits did not bar a worker from receiving additional benefits under a new law. ...Read More | |||
Widow Can't Pursue Benefits for Worker's Out-of-State Death | 12/14/2023 | ||
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The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s widow could not pursue benefits from his employer for his out-of-state death. ...Read More | |||
Firefighter Can't Bring Tort Suit Against City, Transit Worker for Injuries at Emergency Scene | 12/13/2023 | ||
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A California appellate court ruled that a San Francisco firefighter who suffered catastrophic injuries when a bus drove through an active emergency scene could not bring a civil suit against the city or a transit worker. ...Read More | |||
Self-Insured Reporting Threshold Decreasing to $9,500 | 12/13/2023 | ||
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The threshold for self-insured employers to report claim loss data to the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division will decrease to $9,500 next year. ...Read More | |||
Jury's Finding of Retaliatory Termination, Award of Lost Wages Upheld on Appeal | 12/13/2023 | ||
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A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s finding that a worker had been terminated in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim, and it upheld the award of lost wages. ...Read More | |||
Firefighter Who Inspired Brain Injury Coverage Change Dies | 12/13/2023 | ||
Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Retired Lubbock firefighter Matt Dawson, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2020 and was the inspiration for a bill to expand eligibility for lifetime income benefits, died on Nov. 26 at the age of 34. ...Read More | |||
Court Bases AWW on Expected Income for Worker Injured on Day 2 of Job | 12/13/2023 | ||
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The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage based on what he would have earned if he had not been injured on his second day on the job. ...Read More | |||
Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Alleged Water Main Accident | 12/13/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker had not been entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for alleged injuries he received while testing water main valves. ...Read More | |||
Pain Management Doc Charged With Billing Fraud | 12/12/2023 | ||
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The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced fraud charges against a Northern California pain management doctor that the Department of Industrial Relations alleges was the second-most-frequent lien filer in 2022. ...Read More | |||
Carrier That Didn't Pursue UR Can't Refuse to Pay for Treatment | 12/12/2023 | ||
State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of payment to a provider, ruling that an insurance carrier could not refuse to pay for treatment unrelated to a worker’s compensable injuries when the carrier had failed to pursue utilization review. ...Read More | |||