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Court Upholds Denial of Employer’s Petition to Convert Worker’s TTD Status to TPD
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a municipal employer’s petition to convert an injured worker’s status from temporarily totally disabled to temporarily partially disabled. Case: City of Philadelphia…
Direct Deposit, PTSD Measures Head to Governor
Pennsylvania lawmakers sent Gov. Josh Shapiro bills that would make direct deposit the default way to pay work comp benefits and make it easier for first responders to receive benefits…
Worker Hit by Falling Tree Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment in a Labor Law claim by a worker injured by a falling tree. Case: Ells v. City of Niagara Falls, No. 644…
No Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendants
A New York appellate court ruled that none of the defendants in a Labor Law action was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against them or on their claims…
Property Owner Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Suit
The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a civil suit brought by an injured employee of a contractor hired to…
DWC Announces TTD Rates for 2025
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates are increasing Jan. 1. The minimum TTD rate will increase to $252.03 per week from…
L&I: Felony Charges Filed After Claimant Seen Lifting Weights at Gym
A worker collecting benefits for a back injury is facing fraud charges after he was reportedly observed lifting weights at a gym that exceeded the five-pound restriction his physician imposed,…
AWW Calculation Includes Lump-Sum Vacation Pay
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage that includes a lump sum of vacation pay with her wages, and it denied review of the…
Worker Can’t Get Writ to Avoid Arbitration of Claim Against Nonsubscribing Employer
A Texas appellate court denied an injured worker's petition for mandamus relief of a trial judge’s order compelling him to arbitrate a negligence claim against his nonsubscribing employer. Adrian Murillo worked…
NCCI: Medical Inflation Softens in 3rd Quarter
The National Council on Compensation Insurance said that after several years of ignoring broader economic patterns, medical inflation in the third quarter followed the softening trend in overall inflation. The softening…
Worker Fails to Link Amputation of Leg to Prior Work Accident
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove the amputation of his leg was related to his injuries from a fall in 2006. Case: Matter of DiPippo…
WCS Posts Guidance on New Claims Administrator Law
The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section posted a sheet of answers to frequently asked questions about new requirements for claims administrators. Lawmakers last year passed Senate Bill 274, which enacted a host…