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Missing 20-Day Deadline for Hearing didn’t Require Benefit Reduction
Missing 20-Day Deadline for Hearing didn’t Require Benefit Reduction

Case File Did not meeting a 20-day deadline require a reduction in benefits? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. Case Juncal v. Maspeth Remodeling, No. CV-23-2242 (N.Y. App. Div. […]
Los Angeles Tops Country for Dogs Biting Postal Carriers
Los Angeles Tops Country for Dogs Biting Postal Carriers

Safety at Work Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, St. Louis and Cincinnati were ranked as the top five cities for dog bites by the U.S. Postal Service in 2024. USPS kicked […]
The Drug Intoxication Defense to Workers’ Compensation Compensability in Mississippi
The Drug Intoxication Defense to Workers’ Compensation Compensability in Mississippi

Do You Know the Rule? Mississippi employers can defend themselves against an employee's workers' compensation claim where the employee was injured in part because of the illegal use of drugs. But they’ll have to prove […]
How Do Texas Telemedicine, Telehealth, Teledentistry Billing Work?
How Do Texas Telemedicine, Telehealth, Teledentistry Billing Work?

Compliance Corner It seems like just yesterday that the proliferation of telemedicine services in health care was new and novel. Now, it's an established part of workers' compensation process across the country, including Texas. If […]
Stats on Risk of COVID from Work don’t Automatically Shut Down W.Va. Nurse’s Claim
Stats on Risk of COVID from Work don’t Automatically Shut Down W.Va. Nurse’s Claim

Is statistical evidence that a worker was just as likely to contract COVID-19 outside of work than at work enough, by itself, to defeat a workers’ compensation claim? The state’s High Court recently addressed that […]
Date of Injury Questions Send Yankee’s Case Back to the Plate before WCJ
Date of Injury Questions Send Yankee’s Case Back to the Plate before WCJ

Case File A retired second sacker for the Yankees learned that he might be able to file a workers' compensation claim long after his playing days hand ended, but did his case have to go […]
Redetermining Benefits Based on ‘Extreme Hardship’ in N.Y.
Redetermining Benefits Based on ‘Extreme Hardship’ in N.Y.

Do You Know the Rule? In New York, a claimant receiving permanent partial disability benefits may seek reclassification based on an extreme hardship. If the request is granted, the claimant may be classified as having […]
Was Worker Hospitalized for Depression Entitled to Notice of FMLA Rights?
Was Worker Hospitalized for Depression Entitled to Notice of FMLA Rights?

What Do You Think? When an employee takes leave that may be for an FMLA-qualifying serious health condition, the employer must notify the employee of her eligibility to take FMLA leave. A case involving an […]

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