Workers' Compensation News
Settlement of Third-Party Action Bars Receipt of Further Comp Benefits | 12/08/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was barred from receiving further workers' compensation benefits because she had settled a third-party claim without the consent of her employer and its insurance provider, but that she had not made material misrepresentations. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds Additional Compensation to Law Firm Employee | 12/07/2023 | ||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Delaware Supreme Court upheld an award of additional compensation to a law firm employee, finding that her spinal injury was causally related to a prior shoulder injury and that her petition for benefits was timely filed. ...Read More | |||
Staffing Company Employee Can't Pursue Tort Remedy from Employer's Client | 12/04/2023 | ||
State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a staffing company employee’s tort suit against her employer’s customer. ...Read More | |||
Self-Represented Worker's Defective Briefing Results in Waiver of Arguments on Appeal | 12/04/2023 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker’s deficient briefing resulted in the waiver of his arguments challenging a grant of summary judgment for his employer. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds Award for Worker's Death Benefits | 12/01/2023 | ||
State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s suicide, finding competent evidence supported a conclusion the worker’s death was causally-related to his anxiety and depression from his work. ...Read More | |||
State OSHA Holding Construction Safety Conference | 12/01/2023 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Oregon’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced a two-day training conference in January that will provide safety training for workers in the residential, commercial and industrial construction industries. The Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit in January will addre...Read More | |||
SAIF Working on Bill to Criminalize Employer Fraud | 11/30/2023 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is developing a legislative proposal that would facilitate criminal prosecution of employers that engage in workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Loss-of-Use Benefits to Worker with Limited Use of Hand | 11/28/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of loss-of-use benefits to a worker with significant limitations to the functional use of his hand. ...Read More | |||
Suit Against Non-Subscribing Employer Constitutes Action to Collect Comp Benefits | 11/28/2023 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Texas appellate court ruled that a suit against a nonsubscribing employer constitutes "an action to collect workers' compensation benefits under the workers' compensation law” for purposes of designating a responsible third party. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Claim | 11/22/2023 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim based upon allegedly incorrect information. Case: ...Read More | |||