Indiana lawmakers have introduced legislation that would permit injured workers to choose their attending physicians in workers’ compensation claims.
House Bill 1246, filed Tuesday, would
… Read more »New York lawmakers introduced legislation that would require hearings before any final decision to close a case.
Bills introduced in the Senate and Assembly Wednesday
… Read more »Legislation introduced in New Jersey would create a presumption of compensability for some injuries or illnesses first responders suffered while responding to the Sept. 11
… Read more »The Illinois Appellate Court reinstated a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits to a worker for his shoulder injury.
Case: Smithfield Foods Inc.
… Read more »A New Jersey state senator is making another run at reducing the statute of limitations to two years in workers’ compensation medical fee disputes.
Sen.
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court revived an equal protection challenge to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s process of providing premium rebates to employers.
Case: CPC Parts
… Read more »The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the workers' compensation commissioner did not commit an abuse of discretion in excluding an injured worker's expert reports from
… Read more »Indiana government agencies would be precluded from specifying minimum experience ratings when soliciting bids or entering into contracts, under legislation introduced Monday.
House Bill 1159, by
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for alleged injuries from pulling
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who participated in the World Trade Center terrorist attack clean-up efforts was not entitled to be
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