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Monday, August 12, 2024

Court Rejects Repetitive Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected yet another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation procedure.

Case: Perilli v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB),

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Friday, August 9, 2024

WCC Activates Web-Based Data Entry App for DRG Reports

  • State: Nebraska
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court activated its web-based data entry application for diagnostic related group reports.

The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act requires covered hospitals, workers’

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Friday, August 9, 2024

Worker Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

  • State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling from a scaffold.

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

WCB to Require Electronic Submission of CMS-1500 Form

  • State: New York
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The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board said part of its ongoing modernization initiatives will require health care providers to contract with an electronic submission

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Court Says Violation of Safety Rules Alone Doesn't Constitute Intentional Harm

  • State: New Jersey
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The Appellate Division of New Jersey’s Superior Court affirmed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment that dismisses an intentional harm case, saying the injured worker

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Split Court Says MMI Finding Isn't Prerequisite to Receive Permanent Disability

  • State: Connecticut
  • Topic: NORTH
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A finding that an injured worker is totally incapacitated does not create an entitlement to permanent disability benefits as a matter of law, a split

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Audit Finds 'Major Improvement' in City's Comp Program Under TPA

  • State: Illinois
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Chicago’s Office of Inspector General said in its latest audit that contracting with a third-party administrator represented a “major improvement” in running the city’s work

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

BWC Awards $9.4M in Grants for Safety Projects

  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation awarded $9.4 million in grants for workplace safety projects.

The Workforce Safety Innovation Grants disbursed this year are funding

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Widow Gets Award for Delivery Driver's Death from Being Crushed by Own Cargo

  • State: New Jersey
  • Topic: NORTH
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a worker who was crushed to death by the

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Federal Court Reinstates Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Crane Contractor

  • State: Indiana
  • Topic: NORTH
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A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s suit against a crane contractor, finding there were triable questions as to whether the crane operator allegedly

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