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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Amended Bills Address First Responder Presumption Expansion, MPNs

  • State: California
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Bills amended on the first day of California's 2022 legislative session address presumptive coverage for some first responders, and requirements to provide injured workers with

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Court: Hospital Owed Duty of Care to Nurse Struck by Car While Crossing Street

  • State: Texas
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A Texas appellate court granted en banc reconsideration of a hospital’s liability for a nurse's fatal injuries from being struck by a car on a public

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Monday, January 3, 2022

Injured Automobile Mechanic Fails to Prove Entitlement to TTD, PTD Benefits

  • State: Utah
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The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that an automobile mechanic was not entitled to temporary or permanent total disability benefits for his injuries from catching

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Court Overturns Denial of Correctional Officer's Request to Expand Claim

  • State: Ohio
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An Ohio appellate court overturned the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim to add depressive disorder finding she wasn't

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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

High Court: Overtime Earnings Considered Part of 'Full Wages' for Reopening Claim

  • State: Nevada
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The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a firefighter's inability to earn overtime due to his industrial injury equates to being incapacitated from earning "full wages”

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Termination of Benefits at Age 70

  • State: Kentucky
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The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the most recent amendments to the statutory termination of workers’ compensation benefits, as well as the retroactive

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Supreme Court Addresses Pharmacy's Ability to Challenge Unfavorable UR Determination

  • State: Pennsylvania
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a pharmacy provider cannot challenge a utilization review determination that the medications it dispensed were unreasonable and

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Appeals Court: Derivative Injury Rule Doesn't Bar Negligence Claim for COVID Death

  • by Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
  • State: California
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The derivative injury doctrine doesn’t shield a California employer from a lawsuit claiming its negligence in exposing a worker to COVID-19 resulted in the death

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

COVID-Related Deadline Extensions Don't Save Worker's Appeal

  • State: Iowa
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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that its supervisory orders tolling statutes of limitations, statutes of repose and similar deadlines because of the COVID-19 pandemic did not

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Monday, December 20, 2021

Worker Doesn't Need to Provide Notice of Occupational Disease Claim to Carrier

  • State: Maine
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The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that a worker is not required to give notice of his occupational disease claim to his former employer's

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