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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker failed to link her need for shoulder surgery to a prior work accident.
Sanjanette Rixner worked for Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District #2. She allegedly suffered injuries to her neck and arm while bathing an obese patient in December 2012.
The workers’ compensation court found that Rixner’s injuries were compensable.
In January 2022, Rixner sought reimbursement for medical… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a transit worker did not suffer a neck injury from an on-the-job accident.
Case: Matter of Daniels v. New York City Transit Authority, No. CV-23-0766, 11/07/2024, published.
Facts: Mary Daniels was a train conductor for the New York City Transit Authority. She filed a workers’ compensation claim for alleged injuries to her right shoulder, right elbow and right hand… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a factory worker failed to link his COVID-19 infection to his job.
Case: Matter of Herrera v. American Badge Inc., No. CV-23-0928, 11/07/2024, published.
Facts: Patricio Herrera worked for American Badge Inc. in a factory.
According to Herrera and his treating physician, Herrera began experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 on April 10, 2020. He last worked on… Read more »News: NORTH
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for death benefits, finding occupational pneumoconiosis was not a material contributing cause of her husband’s death.
Case: Harris v. Pine Ridge Coal Co., No. 23-615, 10/30/2024, published.
Facts: Carl Harris worked for Pine Ridge Coal Co. He filed several workers’ compensation… Read more »
New York lawmakers finally sent the governor a bill that would increase the threshold used to identify medical procedures needing prior approval.
Senate Bill 6929 was delivered to the governor's desk Friday. The bill, by Sen. Nathalia Fernandez, D-Bronx, would raise the limit for treatment that can be provided without prior approval to $1,500 from $1,000.
The bill would also clarify that medical… Read more »With the lack of federal rules to protect workers from heat, New Jersey lawmakers are proposing that the state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration adopt and enforce its own heat injury and illness prevention rules.
Assembly Bill 5022 and identical companion measure Senate Bill 3884 would order the… Read more »
Although the formula for calculating temporary total disability benefits in New York is consistent with other large states and its neighbors, the actual maximum benefit in New York is lower than all peer states except New Jersey, according to a new report.
Injured workers in New York are eligible for benefits of up… Read more »
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation updated its rules governing pharmaceutical benefits.
The division said the final rules it adopted removed obsolete provisions and updated references and language to be consistent with other regulations.
"When the rules were originally adopted, they included transition provisions to move workers’ compensation… Read more »
The consumption of illicit substances, such as alcohol, marijuana and prescription narcotics, before or during work hours is on the rise among American workers, thus giving rise to more workers’ compensation claims involving the intoxication defense.
California has long recognized that illicit drug and alcohol use on the job poses an increased risk… Read more »
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