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What's Hot in Workers' Comp - January 2024 to present
What's Hot in Workers' Comp, May 2025
Two incidents. One injury. Recurrence Versus Aggravation
The Delaware Superior Court reviewed and affirmed a decision by the Industrial Accident Board concerning a claimant who sustained a compensable work-related back injury in 2015, commuted the claim in 2018 and in 2023, while working for a different
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Post-Accident Drug Testing and Consent: Evaluating Reasonable Suspicion Under Florida Workers’ Compensation Law
The claimant was injured in a workplace accident and subsequently hospitalized.
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Disputed Claims and Credibility Challenges: Workers’ Compensation Case Dismissed After Bifurcated Trial
The petitioner’s legal dispute arose from a series of workers’ compensation claims related to injuries sustained during her employment at separate employers.
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Commonwealth Court Clarifies Scope of IREs, Orders Remand in Light of Duffey Decision
In a case hinging on the interpretation of impairment rating evaluations (IREs) under the Act, the Commonwealth Court has ordered a remand after determining that the physician conducting the IRE erred by rating only the accepted work injuries.
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Court Affirms Judge’s Discretion in Refusing to Set Aside Mistakenly Issued Medical-Only NCP
The Commonwealth Court upheld a decision refusing to set aside a Medical-Only Notice of Compensation Payable issued after a claimant claimed work-related colon cancer.
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Michael McMaster (Philadelphia, PA):
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Delaware Industrial Accident Board rules claimant is an actually displaced worker following job search evaluation.
In Delaware workers’ compensation cases, claimants who are unable to return to their previous jobs due to injury may contend they are prima facie displaced or actually displaced.
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First District Court of Appeal overturns attendant care award due to lack of specificity in judge’s findings.
The First District Court of Appeal overturned an award for nonprofessional attendant care because the judge of compensation claims failed to distinguish which services qualified for compensation under Florida law.
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New Jersey Proposes Bills to Protect Workers from Heat-Related Illnesses and Injuries
In the absence of a heat stress standard by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New Jersey is seeking to adopt one for the protection of workers against heat-related illnesses.
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