Workers' Compensation News
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Self-Insured Reporting Threshold Decreasing to $9,500 | 12/13/2023 | |
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| The threshold for self-insured employers to report claim loss data to the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division will decrease to $9,500 next year. ...Read More | |||
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Settlement of Third-Party Action Bars Receipt of Further Comp Benefits | 12/08/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Additional Compensation to Law Firm Employee | 12/07/2023 | |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | |||
