Workers' Compensation News
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No Additional Benefits for Injured Worker Who Failed to Look for New Job | 06/12/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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No PPD Benefits for Worker Whose Impairment Isn't Caused by Compensable Back Injury | 06/09/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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No Additional Benefits for Injured Court Reporter Whose Disability Didn't Cause Unemployment | 06/08/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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No Relief for Employer That Failed to Respond to Worker's Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation | 06/07/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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No Increase in Worker's Permanent Partial Disability Rating | 05/30/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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No New Trial on Ship Buyer's Claim for Damages After Fire Kills Worker, Injures Another | 05/24/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
| New Plain Language Notices Effective July 26 | 05/19/2023 | ||
| Source: Steve Nichols | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation reminded carriers and claims administrators that six new and revised plain language notices will become effective July 26. ...Read More | |||
| No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Struck Head on Pipe | 05/17/2023 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for an alleged accident where he struck his head on a pipe protruding from a debris cart. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured in Fall While Backing Away From Potential Fight With Colleague | 05/11/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a municipal worker who fell while backing away from a potential altercation with a co-worker. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Workers' Compensation Performance Remained Healthy in 2022 | 05/10/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The performance of workers’ compensation systems remained healthy last year with a double-digit increase in premium and private carriers notching a ninth consecutive year of underwriting profitability, according to data the National Council on Compensation Insurance released Tuesday as it k...Read More | |||
