Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits to Widow for Transit Worker's COVID Death | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits for the widow of a transit worker who died after contracting COVID-19. Case:...Read More | |||
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No TTD for Injured Butcher Who Failed to Demonstrate Labor Market Attachment | 02/16/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of temporary total disability benefits to an injured butcher, as well as a finding that he did not demonstrate an attachment to the labor market after his injury. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Retired Worker Who Failed to Give Timely Notice of Injury | 02/15/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a retired worker was not entitled to benefits for an alleged back injury because he failed to provide timely notice of the injury to his employer. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker With Carpal Tunnel Claim | 02/13/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s claim that repeated computer use caused her carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
| No Benefits for Worker's COVID-19 Infection from Alleged Interaction with Colleague | 02/12/2024 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s claim that his COVID-19 infection was an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
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NLRB Declares Dartmouth Basketball Players Employees of School | 02/07/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A director for the National Labor Relations Board concluded that members of the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team are employees in a decision allowing the players to hold a union election. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Nurse With Alleged Back Injuries | 02/07/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a nurse for her alleged back injuries from lifting a patient. Case:...Read More | |||
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No Error in Judge's Grant of Modification, Denial of Penalty | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a judge did not err in granting an employer’s modification based on a labor market survey, nor did the judge err in denying a worker’s penalty petition. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Releases Q4 2023 Economics Briefing | 01/30/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance has released its economics briefing for the fourth quarter of 2023. The findings provide in...Read More | |||
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NCCI's Donnell Announces Retirement Plans | 01/26/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| National Council on Compensation Insurance President and CEO Bill Donnell announced plans to retire in February 2025. ...Read More | |||
