Workers' Compensation News
New Fines Top $442,000 for Serial Safety Violator | 06/22/2023 | ||
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A Snohomish roofing company with an extensive history of worker safety violations faces $442,654 in new fines for disregarding the same rules it has been caught violating repeatedly over the last several years, according to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries....Read More | |||
No Benefits for Maintenace Worker's Claimed Injuries from Hasty Exit from Manhole | 06/20/2023 | ||
State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld a denial of a worker’s request to modify a denial of his claim for psychiatric injuries, as well as a denial of his claim for a physical injury arising from his hasty exit from a manhole when he was overcome by heat. ...Read More | |||
No Benefits for Youth Program Supervisor Who Lost Hand in Fireworks Explosion He Caused | 06/15/2023 | ||
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a denial of benefits to a youth program supervisor who lost his left hand when he intentionally ignited the wick of a mortar he had found while program participants were performing clean-up work at a school. ...Read More | |||
No Benefits for Housekeeper's Claim of Occupational Disease | 06/13/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits for a long-time housekeeper’s back issues. ...Read More | |||
No Additional Benefits for Injured Worker Who Failed to Look for New Job | 06/12/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of a worker’s request for additional benefits after the exhaustion of her schedule loss of use awards, since she had not looked for a job. ...Read More | |||
No PPD Benefits for Worker Whose Impairment Isn't Caused by Compensable Back Injury | 06/09/2023 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to permanent partial disability benefits for a low back condition, since none of her impairment was caused by her compensable back injury. ...Read More | |||
No Additional Benefits for Injured Court Reporter Whose Disability Didn't Cause Unemployment | 06/08/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of additional benefits to an injured court reporter whose disability had not caused her to leave her job. ...Read More | |||
No Relief for Employer That Failed to Respond to Worker's Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation | 06/07/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from its failure to respond to a worker’s claims of discrimination and retaliation. ...Read More | |||
No Increase in Worker's Permanent Partial Disability Rating | 05/30/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for an increase in his permanent partial disability rating as unsupported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
No New Trial on Ship Buyer's Claim for Damages After Fire Kills Worker, Injures Another | 05/24/2023 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Texas appellate court ruled that the buyer of a barge was not entitled to a new trial on its claim for damages arising from a fatal fire that broke out when the vessel was being broken down into scrap. ...Read More | |||