Workers Comp

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Calif. comp board improperly handles reconsideration: Appeals Court

A California appellate court has overturned a longstanding practice of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board involving cases where parties in comp claims petition for a reconsideration of decisions by either the board or a comp judge. In a Tuesday ruling, the Court of Appeals of California, Second District sided with a handful of petitioners …

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OSHA cites Miami excavation contractor after worker drowning

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Miami-based excavation contractor after a worker drowned while removing debris from an eight-foot canal. OSHA on Monday announced it cited Downrite Engineering Corp. for 18 serious violations and proposed $258,935 in penalties following the January workplace fatality. Inspectors determined the company failed to properly train …

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Medical treatment review trends up in 2023 in California: Report

After hitting an all-time low in 2022, the number letters from doctors regarding injured workers challenging the denial of treatment or medications in the workers compensation system in California increased 4.1% in the first half of 2023 compared with the same period last year, according to a report issued Monday by the California Workers’ Compensation …

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Missouri governor signs first responder PTSD bill into law

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday ceremonially signed into law Senate Bill 24, which, among other things, creates a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption in workers compensation for first responders. Under the new law, first responders such as firefighters, police officers and EMTs would qualify for comp benefits if their PTSD stemmed from job activities. The …

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High court tosses ‘rigid’ test over mental injuries in disability claim

Divided over the issue, the Michigan Supreme Court on Friday tossed what it considered a “rigid” legal test when determining whether post-traumatic stress disorder and non-epileptic seizures were connected to a dietician’s electrocution and fall from a ladder, thus reviving the disability claim earlier rulings suggested were not proven to be connected to the workplace …

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CNA’s second-quarter profit jumps

CNA Financial Corp. on Monday reported net income of $283 million in the second quarter of 2023, a 49% increase over the prior year quarter, as investment income soared. Source link

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Officer’s comp benefits improperly suspended: Georgia appeals court

A Georgia appellate court ruled the Atlanta Police Department wrongly suspended an injured officer’s workers compensation benefits on the basis that the officer received a return-to-work release from a provider who was not his treating comp physician. The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday said the city erred in suspending comp benefits for Officer Justin …

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