The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the State Employees' Retirement System was entitled to reimbursement and a lien against the personal injury settlement proceeds for
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Long Island chiropractor agreed to pay $290,197 to resolve civil allegations that he submitted false claims to
… Read more »An Ohio lawmaker is proposing to exempt from workers’ compensation coverage any injuries resulting from employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations.
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… Read more »Nearly 85% of the 20,863 workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 in Minnesota were filed by those covered by a presumption that the disease is compensable, with
… Read more »The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of coverage for a worker’s knee replacement surgery, finding his work injury was not the prevailing factor
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for a concussion and post-concussion syndrome caused by a furnace explosion.
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… Read more »Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill creating a presumption that staph infections arise out of employment for firefighters, emergency medical technicians and
… Read more »The Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency issued a COVID-19 masking update to the state workers’ compensation section of the State Bar that’s applicable to anyone
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to a writ of mandamus ordering the Industrial Commission to vacate its finding of
… Read more »In a case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer that filed a notice of temporary compensation payable was not required
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