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DWC Updates Treatment Guidelines
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order updating the lower-back disorder section of the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. The order adopts the Feb. 13, 2020, update to the American…
Commission Requests Appropriate Attire for Zoom Meetings
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission issued an advisory notice Tuesday requesting that people dress appropriately for proceedings conducted via zoom. “Attorneys and others participating in commission appellate hearings and single…
Nominating Committee Accepting Applications for Judicial Appointment
The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee is accepting applications for a Workers’ Compensation Board member to serve for a term that expires Jan. 4, 2024. Applicants must be licensed attorneys for…
Rating Bureau Launches Online Short-Rate Calculator
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau launched an online calculator to estimate the short-rate penalty premium to be assessed when a policyholder cancels coverage before the expiration date. The…
Maximum Weekly Benefit Increasing 7.5%
The maximum weekly benefit is increasing 7.5% for work-related injuries and illnesses occurring on or after Jan. 1, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court announced. The maximum weekly income benefit will increase…
Insurance Department Issues Data Call
The Texas Department of Insurance issued a mandatory data call for workers’ compensation carriers for the agency’s annual report to the Legislature. Data the department is requesting includes total written premiums,…
Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a trial justice erred in vacating her prior order granting partial summary judgment to an injured worker in a Labor Law claim. Case: Hernandez…
Preexisting Issue With Symptoms Doesn’t Form ‘Combined Condition’
The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a decision of the Workers' Compensation Board that found a worker’s claim for a back injury was not compensable as a "combined condition." Case: In…
Court Revives Portion of Construction Worker’s Labor Law Claim for Fall
A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his alleged injuries from falling at a construction site. Case: Davis v. The Trustees of…
Worker’s Claim for Additional PPD Benefits While Receiving Treatment Was Timely
The Arkansas Court of Appeals overturned a decision by the Worker's Compensation Commission finding the statute of limitations had run with respect to a worker’s claim for additional permanent partial…
PPD Awards Under Old Law Count Toward New Cap
A divided Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an injured worker who received permanent partial disability benefits prior to the effective date of the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act was…
Court Denies Summary Judgment to Worker in Claim for Scaffold Fall
A New York appellate court ruled that a trial justice denied summary judgment to an allegedly injured worker for an incorrect reason but that the worker failed to establish liability under…