Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Revives Self-Insurance Trust's Claims Against Alleged Tortfeasor | 09/05/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Supreme Court overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a self-insured trust’s claims against an alleged tortfeasor for causing an accident resulting in injuries to a state employee. ...Read More | |||
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School Employee Allegedly Worked as DJ While Collecting Comp Benefits | 09/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An employee of a Northern California school district was arraigned on fraud charges for allegedly working as a disc jockey while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a lower back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor's Injured Employees Can't Pursue Tort Claim Against Contractor, Property Owner | 08/31/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a property owner and its contractor from civil liability for injuries sustained by the employees of a subcontractor who had been retained to provide waste-removal services. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker Partially Overturned | 08/30/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment for an allegedly injured worker on his Labor Law claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates Finding of Unreasonableness for Worker's Narcotic Pain Treatments | 08/23/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a judge’s determination that a treatment dispute was moot and reinstated an administrative finding that a worker’s use of narcotic medication was inappropriate and unnecessary. ...Read More | |||
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Sawmill Operator Fined $218,759 for Safety Violations | 08/22/2023 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Arkansas sawmill $218,759 for safety violations the agency said its inspectors uncovered following a worker’s death. ...Read More | |||
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Substantial Evidence Supports Black Lung Benefits Award to Miner | 08/22/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a coal mine worker as supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Split Panel Vacates Award to Shooting Victim, Certifies Question to Supreme Court | 08/18/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Florida appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a rental car manager who was shot by an unknown assailant at work. ...Read More | |||
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Settlement Upholds Citations Against Contractor Involved in Fatal Trench Collapse | 08/16/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced a civil settlement with WSC Group requiring the company to pay $50,000 in penalties for violations uncovered following an investigation into a fatal trench collapse in Brooklyn. ...Read More | |||
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Second Injury Fund Not Liable to Worker With Dual Knee Injuries | 08/15/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for the payment of benefits to a worker who suffered injuries to both knees at different times. ...Read More | |||
