Workers' Compensation News
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Firefighter Can't Bring Tort Suit Against City, Transit Worker for Injuries at Emergency Scene | 12/13/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a San Francisco firefighter who suffered catastrophic injuries when a bus drove through an active emergency scene could not bring a civil suit against the city or a transit worker. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Who Inspired Brain Injury Coverage Change Dies | 12/13/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Retired Lubbock firefighter Matt Dawson, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2020 and was the inspiration for a bill to expand eligibility for lifetime income benefits, died on Nov. 26 at the age of 34. ...Read More | |||
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Food Processor Fined $242,000 for Amputation | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Ohio-based food processor after a temporary worker’s finger was cut off in a meat grinder. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits to Miner's Widow | 12/11/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an award of Black Lung Benefits Act compensation to a miner’s widow, finding substantial evidence established the man's total disability from a respiratory or pulmonary impairment. ...Read More | |||
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Firm Raises Concerns Over DWC Adherence to Law, Supreme Court Assertion | 11/22/2023 | |
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| By: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A law firm challenging the validity of the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation rules about eligibility for supplemental income benefits said assertions that the agency is making in legal filings are inconsistent with statements it has made to practitioners and with decisions of administ...Read More | |||
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Former Tustin Cops Accused of $188,471 Comp Fraud Scheme | 11/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Orange County District Attorney’s Office on Friday said two married former Tustin police officers were charged with fraud for allegedly lying about their disabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Farm Owner Charged With Manslaughter for Worker's Death | 11/09/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a California farm was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a worker died while servicing a spinach harvester, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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Family Reportedly Seeks Negligence Carve-Out to Exclusivity | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The family of an Alaska worker who died in a 2016 crash is trying to build support for a law that would allow civil lawsuits against employers if their negligence caused an injury or death, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Former Professional Football Player Waits Too Long to File Claims | 10/25/2023 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that a former professional football player’s claims for injuries and cumulative trauma were time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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First Responder Benefit Bills Heading to Governor | 09/15/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom bills that would boost death benefits for some first responders and establish a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for others. ...Read More | |||
