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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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New Jersey Legislative Update
Here are updates to pending New Jersey workers’ compensation legislation reported in our May 2023 edition.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that claimant’s dram shop claim arose out of maintenance or use of a motor vehicle; therefore, employer was precluded from subrogating its payment of Heart and Lung Act benefits against claimant’s settlement of the claim.
In this case, the claimant, a police officer, sustained multiple injuries when his patrol car was struck by an intoxicated driver’s vehicle. The employer accepted liability for the injuries.
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What's Hot in Workers' Comp - Special DE Alert
New Workers’ Compensation Rate Effective July 1, 2023
What's Hot in Workers' Comp – Special DE Alert – June 16, 2023,