Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Claim for COVID-19 Infection Dismissed as Untimely | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for a COVID-19 infection, finding it was time-barred. Case:...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Head Injury | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a municipal employee for a head injury that necessitated two brain surgeries and left him with cognitive difficulties. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Repeatedly Failed to Appear at Hearings Can't Get Claim Reinstated | 04/15/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a worker’s third motion to reinstate her claim after it was dismissed following her failure to appear or have her attorney appear before an arbitrator. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award of Penalties; Employer Gets No Additional Subrogation Credit | 04/15/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of penalties for an injured worker and ruled that her employer was not entitled to additional subrogation credit. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Add New Defendant to Labor Law Complaint | 04/15/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to amend his Labor Law complaint to add a new defendant and that the named defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Waits Too Long to Sue Over Alleged Chemical Exposure Injuries | 04/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his former employer for alleged chemical exposure injuries as time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee to Discuss Rate Filing Wednesday | 04/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss the upcoming advisory pure premium rate recommendation when it meets Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Proposes $40k in Sanctions, Alleges Pattern of Misusing Recon to Delay Trials | 04/11/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Wednesday issued an en banc order announcing its intent to sanction an attorney and a hearing representative a combined $40,000 for allegedly engaging in a pattern of seeking reconsideration of non-final orders to delay trials. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Presumption That Recent Symptoms Relate to Old Back Injury | 04/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was entitled to a presumption that some of his symptoms were related to an old back injury and that his employer failed to rebut it. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Thursday | 04/09/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Actuarial Committee is holding a virtual meeting Thursday. Committee members will discus...Read More | |||
