Tag: permanent injury

Mar 8, 2021

Third Edition of AMA Guides is “Starting Point” for Impairment Ratings in Colorado

The mandate provided in Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 101(3)(a)(I) and 101(3.7), that impairment ratings must be “based on” the revised third edition of AMA Guides, does not prevent a...

Third Edition of AMA Guides is “Starting Point” for Impairment Ratings in Colorado Third Edition of AMA Guides is “Starting Point” for Impairment Ratings in Colorado
Dec 18, 2020

NY Claimant Should Be Awarded Scheduled Injury to Leg for Serious Hamstring Tear

Reversing a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board, a New York appellate court held that, contrary to the Board’s interpretation, in the absence of specific instructions regarding hamstring tears...

NY Claimant Should Be Awarded Scheduled Injury to Leg for Serious Hamstring Tear NY Claimant Should Be Awarded Scheduled Injury to Leg for Serious Hamstring Tear
May 28, 2020

Divided NY Appellate Court Finds Claimant's Need of Surgery Insufficient to Show Worsening Condition

In a divided decision, a New York appellate court recently affirmed a Board determination that a claimant, who had earlier been awarded PPD benefits and whose condition apparently worsened so...

Divided NY Appellate Court Finds Claimant's Need of Surgery Insufficient to Show Worsening Condition Divided NY Appellate Court Finds Claimant's Need of Surgery Insufficient to Show Worsening Condition
May 20, 2019

NY’s Public Assistance Benefits Are Wages for Purposes of Computing Loss of Use Award

Public assistance benefits paid to participants in a New York work experience program (WEP) are “wages,” as that term is defined in the state’s Workers’ Compensation Law [N.Y. Workers’ Comp....

NY’s Public Assistance Benefits Are Wages for Purposes of Computing Loss of Use Award NY’s Public Assistance Benefits Are Wages for Purposes of Computing Loss of Use Award
Oct 26, 2018

PA Governor Wolf Signs House Bill 1840 (i.e., “the Protz Fix”)

As was widely anticipated, on Wednesday (October 24, 2018), Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 1840, known by some as “the Protz fix,” reestablishing that the AMA Guides, 6th...

PA Governor Wolf Signs House Bill 1840 (i.e., “the Protz Fix”) PA Governor Wolf Signs House Bill 1840 (i.e., “the Protz Fix”)
May 30, 2017

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Not in New York Amputation Case

Award for Loss of Four Fingers and Thumb Exceeds That of Entire Hand In a divided decision, a New York appellate court affirmed an amended decision of the state’s Workers’...

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Not in New York Amputation Case The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Not in New York Amputation Case