Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for WTC Work | 05/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a court employee for his participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Shields Store From Sales Representative's Tort Claims | 05/01/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that a sales representative for a product vendor could not pursue a civil remedy from the store where he was injured. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Legacy Court, Mental Health Coverage Bills | 05/01/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma state House of Representatives passed bills that would require the Court of Civil Appeals to take up responsibility for legacy comp claims and exempt public safety workers from the prohibition on so-called “mental-mental” claims. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Consolidating Worker's Civil Suit With Putative Employer's Appeal | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in consolidating a worker’s civil suit with his putative employer’s challenge to an administrative finding that the worker was not its employee. ...Read More | |||
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Report Cites High Rate of Injury, Assault on NYC Delivery Workers | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Gig workers delivering food in New York City report high rates of injury and assaults, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Urban Health. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Presents Insufficient Evidence to Establish CT Injury | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for alleged repetitive trauma injuries as supported by insufficient evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Mysterious Fall | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a home health care worker for her injuries from a fall from an unknown cause. ...Read More | |||
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CLARA Analytics, Origami Risk Announce Partnership | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| CLARA Analytics and Origami Risk announced a partnership to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry. ...Read More | |||
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Court Order Compels Worker to Travel 150 Miles for Psychiatric IME | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court issued an order compelling an injured worker to travel 150 miles from home to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. ...Read More | |||
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OccMD Partners With Private Equity Firm Council Capital | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| OccMD announced a partnership with private equity firm Council Capital. Dallas-based OccMD provides medical management services for companies whose...Read More | |||
