The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 25, 2024

2d 283 (1996) ( Pittman )], it nevertheless reversed the Court of Appeals in the instant case, determining that neither the lower appellate court nor the state’s Industrial Commission had properly applied the test. The Commission ultimately consolidated plaintiff’s claims for a single hearing. 124, 468 S.E.2d

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 12, 2024

97-44), the state’s Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying an injured employee’s petition to receive a lump-sum payment related to her award of permanent and total disability (PTD) [ Blackwell v. The Commission had afforded little weight, therefore, to the two medical experts’ testimony.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 16, 2023

territories 2 allow, at least in some instances, the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Eleven states allow for the use of low THC, high CBD products for medical reasons. Jurisdictions Requiring Reimbursement for Medical Marijuana. 3. . §§ 26-2B-1 to 26-2B-7, et seq.), Four have ruled such reimbursement can be ordered.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Workers’ compensation is designed to provide income replacement and coverage of medical expenses for employees who are injured on the job. Benefits include wage-loss, medical and death benefits. lost wages, medical payments, pain and suffering) for any injury covered by a workers’ compensation act.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Each employer’s total premium is the sum of the premiums paid for each classification of workers covered by workers’ compensation based on a premium rate (usually expressed as a dollar cost per $100 of payroll) applied to the reportable payroll for workers in each classification. What’s Reportable as Payroll for Workers’ Compensation?

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Heartiest congratulations to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the workers’ compensation system. Our” system has seen substantial changes over the years and NCCI has deftly adapted along with it. Duke Medical Center, 297 N.C. Minneapolis St. 315, 41 N.W.2d

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The Workcomp Writer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Richards sought workers’ compensation benefits for a “low back” injury. The employer began paying indemnity benefits and medical compensation to Richards, and did not contest the compensability of the claim within the statutory deadline, thereby accepting the compensability of his “low back” injury. 228, 472 S.E.2d

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

APRIL 23, 2020

For workers’ compensation insurers, there are additional complications in their day-to-day operations. The medical and rehabilitation services often provided by workers’ compensation typically are very “hands on”. The New York Workers’ Compensation Law provision (section 10 (3) (a)) is as follows: 3. (a)

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JANUARY 1, 2019

To forestall this eventuality, the majority of North American workers’ compensation jurisdictions adjust periodic payments (sometimes called workers’ compensation pensions or permanent disability payments) to account for increases in the cost of living. And exactly whose basket we are considering can make a big difference.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JULY 11, 2019

Australian and New Zealand workers’ compensation systems include exclusive, centrally funded and privately underwritten workers’ compensation “schemes” [a term used in Australian/New Zealand, analogous to insurance system or arrangement]. There are no jurisdictions with competitive state funds. are equal).

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