Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Delivery Driver Injured in Electric Scooter Crash | 07/24/2023 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that a parcel delivery driver was not entitled to benefits for his injuries from crashing an electric scooter he had rented during his lunch break to travel to a date with a friend. ...Read More | |||
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No Accidental Disability Retirement Pension for Dental Worker With Needle-Stick Injury | 07/19/2023 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Superior Court of Rhode Island upheld a denial of an accidental disability retirement pension to a dental assistant for her needle-stick injury. ...Read More | |||
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Newark Contractor Cited for Willfully Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards, Fined $333,000 | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a New Jersey construction contractor $333,000 for allegedly defying federal safety regulations by exposing workers to potentially deadly falls at residential work sites throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Launches Policy Cost Calculator | 07/11/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Monday launched a total estimated policy cost calculator. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment in Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Fell From Roof of Van | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that liability could not be established via summary judgment in a worker’s Labor Law claim for an accident that happened while he was trying to secure equipment on the roof of a van. ...Read More | |||
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No Indemnity Benefits for Worker Detached From Labor Market | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to indemnity benefits for the time he was unattached to the labor market. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Releases 2022 Residual Market Management Summary | 06/23/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance has released its Residual Market Management Summary 2022, capturing the health of workers' compensation residual market plans and reinsurance pools that NCCI services in 30 jurisdictions. ...Read More | |||
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New Fines Top $442,000 for Serial Safety Violator | 06/22/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
