Connecticut Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in Connecticut.
- Connecticut lawmakers are considering bills to extend benefits to all workers in the state for post-traumatic stress injuries and to require employers and insurers to notify injured workers in writing…
- The Connecticut Appellate Court overturned a grant of summary judgment finding an insurance carrier had not properly terminated coverage for an employer, and the court revived the employer’s bad faith claim against…
- The Connecticut state House of Representatives unanimously approved a measure that would require medical plans to include a mechanism for injured workers to determine medical necessity of recommended services and…
- The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that two state troopers were not entitled to damages for their alleged post-traumatic stress disorder and that their awards were properly offset to account for…
- The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a denial of benefits for a firefighter injured from falling as he carried his equipment from home to an overtime shift. Case: White v. Waterbury Fire Department,…
- The Connecticut Appellate Court overturned a denial of benefits to a retired police officer for hypertension, finding the date of his appointment as police chief did not constitute a new…
- The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a per diem state psychiatrist was not entitled to the enhanced, full salary disability benefits that permanent employees could receive. Case: Kelly v. Department of…
- Legislation introduced in the Connecticut House of Representatives would extend the duration of partial incapacity benefits and create a new fine for medical providers that fail to remit medical records…
- The Connecticut Business & Industry Association and the Insurance Association of Connecticut filed a joint amicus brief asking a state appellate court to deny a motion that seeks to apply…
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