Workers' Compensation News
High Court Finds Worker Not Entitled to Reopen Claim | 07/05/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an injured loader operator was not entitled to the reopening of his claim for further permanent partial disability from a neck injury. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Award for Worker With Back Injury | 06/28/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury from slipping on gravel at work. ...Read More | |||
High Court Unanimously Upholds Denial of Additional TTD for Injured Pipe Fitter | 06/26/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a finding that an injured pipe fitter was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
High Court Overturns Denial of Truck Driver's Claim Based on Notice Issue | 06/21/2023 | ||
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a finding that a truck driver was not entitled to benefits due to her failure to timely provide written notice of her injuries to her employer. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker's Hernia | 06/20/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a hernia injury following a slip and fall at work. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Permanent Partial Disability Award for Bus Driver's Injuries from Averting Crash | 06/16/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 14% permanent partial disability award for a worker who suffered multiple injuries from jumping into an unattended car to prevent it from hitting a bus. ...Read More | |||
High Court Overturns Board's Finding on Worker's Eligibility for PTD Award | 06/15/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the Board of Review erred in finding a worker met the statutory criteria for consideration for a permanent total disability award. ...Read More | |||
High Court Says Exclusive Remedy Provision Bars Temp Worker's Civil Suit | 05/23/2023 | ||
State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred a temp agency’s employee from maintaining a civil suit against her borrowing employer and one of its employees for her work-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
High Court Says Employee Can't Assert Claim for Discrimination Against Former Employer | 05/18/2023 | ||
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a statute prohibiting retaliation against employees for pursuing workers’ compensation claims applies only to employers and employees with a current employment relationship. ...Read More | |||
High Court Says Injured Worker Failed to Timely Challenge Enforcement of Settlement | 05/16/2023 | ||
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The Alaska Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a self-represented litigant failed to establish his entitlement to relief from an order to enforce a settlement negotiated by his former attorney that he had failed to substantively oppose. ...Read More | |||