A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s negligence claims and granted him summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for a ladder accident.
Case: Valentin
… Read more »The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Monday said it reopened its safety grant program and that $35 million will be available to help employers
… Read more »The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said a 7% rate cut for private employers took effect Monday.
The 7% rate cut, which the BWC said
… Read more »The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported that maximum monthly benefits increased by 10.4% on Monday.
The maximum benefit increased to $5,630.43 for the fiscal year
… Read more »The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation published the state's 2024 medical fee schedule.
The schedule of maximum reimbursement allowances for physician and nonhospital services takes
… Read more »Payments for medical-legal services increased more than the 25% anticipated by the Division of Workers’ Compensation under the Medical Legal Fee Schedule that took effect
… Read more »The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported that the proportion of total loss payments going to indemnity benefits and medical treatment was unchanged
… Read more »The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that starting Aug. 1, a new penalty of $500 can be assessed to health care provider agents
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld a worker’s convictions and sentence to embezzlement and workers’ compensation fraud.
Case: U.S. v. Holmes, No. 23-4700, 06/21/2024, unpublished.
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… Read more »The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s defamation claim against his employer for alleged statements made after he appeared
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