Workers' Compensation News
| Worker's Widow Benefits from Presumption that Death Arose from Employment | 12/01/2023 | ||
| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a Walmart employee’s widow based on the statutory presumption that the employee's death arose in the course of his employment. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall from Ladder | 11/30/2023 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
| WCRI: Little Interstate Variation in Time to First Medical Service | 11/30/2023 | ||
| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
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| The Workers Compensation Research Institute has published a flash report which examines the time from injury to first medical services among workers’ compensation patients across states and over time. WCRI said this measure is an important aspect of access to medical care for injured employ...Read More | |||
| WCC Hosting Judicial Update on Zoom | 11/29/2023 | ||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is holding a judicial update Dec. 8 on Zoom. Legal operations and outreach staff will cover important topics, the commission said. And Chief Administrative Law Judge Shane Curtin will be present to answer questions. The judicial ...Read More | |||
| Worker's Failure to Comply with Pleading Requirements Sinks Appeal | 11/28/2023 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s application for review based on her failure to comply with the minimum pleading requirements for such filings. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Comorbidities Fairly Common in Cases With Low-Back Pain | 11/22/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute on Tuesday published results of a study that found comorbidities — health conditions not resulting from a work-related injury — were fairly common on claims for low-back pain. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Determining Reasonable Attorney Fees | 11/20/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to a reasonable award for determining the proper attorney fee, including reasonable fees incurred before the compensation board and the court in a prior appeal. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Truck | 11/20/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a flatbed truck, and it sorted out liability among the defendants on their cross-claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from being struck by a falling object while working within a manhole. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment in Claim for Fall From Makeshift Platform | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a makeshift platform was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Ca...Read More | |||
