Workers' Compensation News
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Settlement Doesn't Bar Comp Claim, but Statute of Limitations Does | 01/03/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s settlement with the Second Injury Fund did not bar him from pursuing a claim for injuries against an insurance carrier for his family farm, but the statute of limitations did. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says PTD Certification Not Required for Odd-Lot Workers | 12/21/2023 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a physician's certification is not required for a worker to receive permanent total disability benefits through the odd-lot doctrine. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Reinstates Worker's Tort Claim for Skid Loader Accident | 12/18/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Pennsylvania Superior Court reinstated a worker’s tort suit for his injuries from a skid loader accident, with a majority finding triable issues as to whether the owner of the loader was the worker’s employer or co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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State WCD Schedules Advisory Committee Meeting | 12/14/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division has scheduled an advisory committee meeting regarding OAR 436-120, Vocational Assistance to Injured Workers. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Insured Reporting Threshold Decreasing to $9,500 | 12/13/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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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| 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 | |||
