Workers' Compensation News
Firefighter With Rare Kidney Cancer Establishes Condition as Occupational Disease | 09/27/2022 | ||
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a firefighter for his kidney cancer, finding he established an occupational disease by a preponderance of the evidence. ...Read More | |||
Former Comp Judge Seeks Reinstatement in Wrongful Termination Lawsuit | 09/09/2022 | ||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A former workers’ compensation judge in New Jersey alleges in a lawsuit filed against the state that she was fired in retaliation for reporting concerns about unethical conduct among some of her colleagues and co-workers. ...Read More | |||
Florida Power Company Sentenced Following 2017 Death of Five Workers | 08/26/2022 | ||
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A Florida company was sentenced in federal court on a criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the death of five workers. ...Read More | |||
Federal Court Won't Review Manufacturer's Interlocutory Appeal | 07/21/2022 | ||
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A federal appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in certifying an interlocutory appeal by a manufacturer challenging the dismissal of its spoliation of evidence claim against an injured worker's employer. ...Read More | |||
Firefighter's Widow Can't Get Benefits for Death Allegedly Linked to WTC Attacks | 07/21/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a retired firefighter’s widow was not entitled to benefits for his death, which the widow blamed on his exposure to toxins while volunteering in the World Trade Center rescue and recovery efforts following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ...Read More | |||
Founders of ODG Launch Provider Ranking System | 07/14/2022 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The founders of a company that publishes evidence-based treatment guidelines commonly used in workers’ compensation systems launched a new product that ranks providers based on experience data, cost information, repeat rates and outcomes. ...Read More | |||
Feds Seeking Input on Long-COVID Workplace Challenges | 07/13/2022 | ||
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans for a national online dialogue to get a better understanding of how to support workers with long COVID, as well as their colleagues and employers. ...Read More | |||
Federal Appellate Court Overturns Denial of Carrier's Motion to Compel Arbitration | 06/29/2022 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A federal appellate court overturned a denial of a carrier’s motion to compel arbitration of a procedurally complex insurance dispute. ...Read More | |||
Frozen Food Firm Faces Penalties After Deadly Fall | 06/17/2022 | ||
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
CJ TMI Manufacturing America LLC, a Robbinsville, New Jersey-based frozen food manufacturer, faces $368,513 in proposed fines after a contractor using faulty equipment suffered fatal injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
Former Postal Worker Sentenced to 30 Months for Fraud | 05/24/2022 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A former postal worker who pleaded guilty to charges relating to receiving more than $732,000 in benefits to which he was not entitled was sentenced to 30 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced. ...Read More | |||