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If injury is not well-pled, employer’s late answer has not admitted liability.
An employer does not admit liability for a work injury with a late answer to a Claim Petition where the injury is not well pled.
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Is something afoot with this claim?
The claimant’s January 2018 email failed to prove notice under § 312.
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Superior Court affirms decision denying claimant’s petition for increased medical bill payments for ketamine infusions under the theory that the Delaware Fee Schedule does not apply and the Board should order payment of “reasonable cost” of treatment.
Ms. Taylor was injured in a compensable work accident on September 16, 2016. The injury later developed into Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) involving her right arm and right leg.
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To qualify as compensable under the heart-lung statute, the claimant must show “disability.”
The claimant, a law-enforcement officer, was hired in 2004 after undergoing a pre-employment physical. In 2008, he sought care with his primary care physician and was diagnosed with hypertension.
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New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Legislation Update
On July 20, 2023, the Governor of New Jersey signed A4832 / S3309 into law. This raises the maximum workers’ compensation fees for evaluating physicians and expands circumstances for which physicians’ legal fees are permitted.
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Act 111, which enacted the Impairment Evaluation Provisions of Section 306(a.3) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, is applicable to injuries sustained prior to its effective date and is not an unlawful delegation of legislative authority.
In this case, the claimant sustained a work injury on February 12, 2006. Subsequently, an IRE was performed on September 5, 2008, and an impairment rating of 0% was given.
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The Delaware Superior Court affirms a decision of the Industrial Accident Board that denied the employer’s motion to enforce a commutation.
Ms. Stansbury was injured in a work accident on February 25, 2020. The employer acknowledged a left shoulder injury, but disputed injuries to the cervical and lumbar spines.
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In order to rely on the pay and investigate provision of Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Statute, a letter must be sent and must be sent timely.
The injured worker, a rest area attendant, mixed a solution for cleaning that allegedly exploded in her face, causing an immediate chemical reaction, on November 1, 2020. The claim was accepted as compensable on November 13, 2020.
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