Workers' Compensation News
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Traveling Employee Gets Award for Injuries From Fall Down Stairs at Office | 04/10/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a municipal worker was a traveling employee and entitled to benefits for his injuries from falling down stairs as he was leaving his office. ...Read More | |||
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Toll Collector Not Entitled to Expand Scope of Claim, Get Additional Benefits | 03/28/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a toll collector was not entitled to add conditions to her claim for a shoulder injury and that she was not entitled to additional treatment or benefits. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Adopts Revisions to Classification System | 03/14/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance on Wednesday announced that it has adopted changes to its rules that replace state-specific phrases with multistate classifications used by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Temp Worker Can't Maintain Civil Suit Against Employer of One Day | 03/07/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a temporary worker injured on his one-day assignment could not maintain a civil suit against the employer. ...Read More | |||
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Transit Worker's Misstatements Lead to Permanent Disqualification | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the permanent disqualification of a former transit authority employee from receiving indemnity benefits because he lied about his physical condition and work activities. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Adopts NCCI Filing for 11% Average Loss Cost Decrease | 02/27/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance adopted the National Council on Compensation Insurance's advisory loss cost filing that proposes an average decrease of 11%, effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Tax Court Says Disabled Worker Underreported Income | 02/23/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Tax Court ruled that a woman underreported her taxable Social Security benefits by omitting the portions subject to a workers' compensation offset. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issues Preclude Additional Summary Judgment in Labor Law Case | 01/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that neither a property owner nor an injured worker was entitled to summary judgment on additional aspects of a Labor Law claim arising from a lift accident. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Proposes Rules for Licensing of Military Members and Spouses | 12/11/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance has proposed rules to implement a new law extending professional licensing reciprocity to members of the military. ...Read More | |||
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Two Tractor Rollover Deaths in Two Months Lead to $290,000 Fine | 12/08/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined a fruit grower and processor $290,000 after two orchard workers died in separate tractor rollover accidents in two consecutive months. ...Read More | |||
