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Monday, June 5, 2023

Legislature Passes PTSD Bill

  • State: Connecticut
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Connecticut General Assembly passed a bill that would make it possible for all workers to receive benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The state House

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Monday, June 5, 2023

Bill Would Reduce SOL for Medical Fee Disputes to Two Years

  • State: New Jersey
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Legislation introduced in New Jersey last week would reduce the statute of limitations to two years from six years in workers’ compensation medical fee disputes.

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Monday, June 5, 2023

Bill Would Remove Language on Permission for Comp Surgeries

  • State: Rhode Island
  • Topic: NORTH
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Rhode Island lawmakers are considering legislation that would remove language in the state’s workers’ compensation law on requiring permission before major surgery.

HB 6461, introduced

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Worker Struck by Falling Compressor Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Agency Owner Charged With Fraud

  • State: Massachusetts
  • Topic: NORTH
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The owner of an insurance agency was arraigned in connection with an alleged scheme to steal $39,000 in workers’ compensation premiums, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Senate Passes Bill Allowing Mental Stress Claims for All Workers

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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The New York Senate on Thursday passed a bill, similar to a measure the governor vetoed in December, that would allow all workers to file claims for

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Framing Subcontractor's Employee Can't Hold General Contractor Liable for Injuries

  • State: Nebraska
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that an injured construction worker could not hold the general contractor for a homebuilding project liable for his injuries

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Pain Treatment

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s request for pain treatment with platelet-rich plasma injections.

Case: Owens v. Penn

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Woman Ordered to Pay $40,000 for Double Dipping

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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A woman who worked as a bookkeeper and personal care aide while receiving workers’ compensation benefits was ordered to pay $40,000 in restitution, the New

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Injured Worker's Former Attorneys Not Entitled to Larger Fee Award

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s original attorneys were not entitled to a larger chunk of her settlement as fees for

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