Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Pilot's Claims for Additional Benefits | 05/07/2024 | |
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| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the denial of a pilot’s claim for additional benefits for conditions he blamed on his injuries from a 1985 plane crash. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Has Jurisdiction Over Workers' Claims for Burn Injuries | 05/07/2024 | |
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| A federal appellate court ruled that South Carolina’s workers’ compensation statutes did not deprive a trial judge of subject matter jurisdiction over a civil suit by three workers who were badly burned in a plastics plant fire. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes E-Signature Bill | 05/06/2024 | |
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| The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would treat electronic signatures the same as traditional wet signatures for Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Loss-of-Use Award to Worker With Incomplete Paraplegia | 05/06/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker with incomplete paraplegia was not entitled to a loss-of-use award for his legs because he retained at least some ability to walk. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Set Reimbursement for Emergency Services at 250% of Medicare | 05/06/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that requires workers’ compensation payments for emergency services that aren’t subject to a maximum reimbursement allowance be set at 250% of what Medicare pays for the same service. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Overturns Award as Lacking Adequate Explanation for Rejecting Opinion | 05/06/2024 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals partially overturned an award of benefits that was based on the opinion of an independent medical examiner, ruling that there was no adequate explanation for why the treating physician’s ratings were rejected. ...Read More | |||
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Worker, Property Owner Get Partial Summary Judgment in Labor Law Action | 05/06/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that the individual owners of the property were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Wood-Cutting Accident | 05/06/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim arising from a wood-cutting accident. C...Read More | |||
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Commission's Lack of Jurisdiction Over Claim Doesn't Affect Worker's Appeal | 05/03/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Industrial Commission’s lack of statutory jurisdiction over a worker's claim did not affect his right to appeal for additional benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Establish Entitlement to MRIs | 05/03/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Hawaii lawmakers on Thursday sent the governor a bill that would entitle injured workers to receive magnetic resonance images during the first 60 days after an injury before a medical treatment plan is in place. ...Read More | |||
