Workers Compensation Press Updates

PORTLAND, Maine—The Maine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an injured worker cannot combine impairment ratings for accidents that he suffered, limiting the number of weeks that he can collect workers compensation benefits for some of his injuries.

SACRAMENTO—Employers and labor unions are close to cutting a deal to reform California’s workers compensation system while boosting disability benefits, according to reports published Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO—The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is considering a 7.

An Australian man who was punched in the arm by a coworker over a cup of hot coffee was denied workers compensation.

PASADENA, Calif.—A retired National Football League player cannot file for workers compensation benefits in California because he did not prove that he suffered injuries in the state, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Monday.

TRENTON—Exclusive remedy provisions prevent a New Jersey man from suing his workers compensation insurer over pain and suffering caused by its failure to pay his medical bills, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled.

States seeking to deter the abuse and diversion of controlled narcotic prescription pain medications should look to New York state’s efforts to implement a “real-time” drug-monitoring registry with teeth.

An increasing number of U.S. employers seeking workers compensation insurance coverage are getting pushed into their states’ markets of last resort as insurers walk away from riskier, less profitable accounts.

Florida officials are cracking down on a scheme that uses check-cashing businesses as part of a plan to avoid paying workers compensation insurance premiums.