Workers' Compensation News
Plumber Gets TTD Award for Infected Hand | 07/18/2023 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to an injured plumber for an infection that developed after he scraped his hand at a job site. ...Read More | |||
Pritzker Appoints Kisa P. Sthankiya to Workers' Compensation Commission Review Board | 07/18/2023 | ||
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed Kisa P. Sthankiya to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Commission Review Board. ...Read More | |||
Pritzker Reappoints Wolin to Medical Fee Advisory Board | 06/27/2023 | ||
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reappointed Dr. Preston Wolin to serve as a member of the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board. ...Read More | |||
Property Owner Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim | 06/23/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment on an injured worker’s Labor Law claim based on the homeowner's exemption from liability. ...Read More | |||
Pizza Maker Faces $2.8M Fine for Safety Violations | 06/16/2023 | ||
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Federal workplace safety regulators fined an Illinois pizza maker $2.8 million alleging that it could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety protocols. ...Read More | |||
Police Officer Gets Benefits for PTSD After Colleague's Shooting Death | 06/01/2023 | ||
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a police officer with post-traumatic stress disorder after one of his close friends was fatally shot while on duty. ...Read More | |||
Pinnacol Announces $15M Dividend | 05/31/2023 | ||
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Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, Pinnacol Assurance, recently issued a general dividend of $15 million. The carrier sai...Read More | |||
Pharmacy Not Liable for Drug-Induced Death of Worker Injured in Mass Shooting | 05/18/2023 | ||
State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s widow and his estate could not pursue a claim for damages against a pharmacy that supplied him with the combination of medications that led to his death. ...Read More | |||
Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 05/15/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment in favor of a property owner against a worker who claimed he fell from a ladder while making repairs that were not requested or authorized. ...Read More | |||
Probation Officer Can't Maintain Suit for Alleged Training Injury | 05/10/2023 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a probation officer could not maintain a tort suit against the members of a sheriff’s office for her alleged injuries from her participation in a training exercise. ...Read More | |||