Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award, Remands Constitutional Challenge | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for an injured electrician and remanded to the Court of Appeals his employer’s constitutional challenge to the assessment of interest. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds 0% PPD Award for Worker's COVID-19 Infection | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 0% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s COVID-19 infection. Case:...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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BWC Approves 6% Rate Cut for Private Employers | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced a 6% rate cut for private employers that will take effect July 1. The BWC said the reduc...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens 15-Day Comment Period on Proposed UR Rules | 02/28/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Thursday opened a 15-day comment period on revisions to rules intended to expedite utilization review decisions and the provision of medical care. ...Read More | |||
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Trial Court Should Have Dismissed Carrier, Adjuster From Injured Worker's Fraud Lawsuit | 02/28/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court awarded mandamus relief dismissing a carrier and its adjuster from a complaint alleging they fraudulently misclassified an injured worker as an employee to establish his entitlement to workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PTD Award for Nurse With 5% Impairment Rating | 02/28/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a nurse who had received a 5% impairment rating. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Hearing Loss Conditions | 02/28/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for his hearing loss and tinnitus. Case: In the Matter of Fishe...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Bound by Stipulation as Responsible Operator for Black Lung Claim | 02/28/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an employer was not bound by a stipulation it made to be the responsible operator for a claim for black lung benefits in a subsequent claim by the same worker. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Target Unauthorized Workers, Their Employers | 02/28/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers have introduced bills to deny workers' compensation benefits for those not authorized to work in the country and suspend business licenses for the employers that hire them. ...Read More | |||
