Workers' Compensation News
Worker Struck by Falling Panel Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/03/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the general contractor was also entitled to partial summary judgment in its favor. ...Read More | |||
Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall | 04/02/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from an unsecured ladder. ...Read More | |||
Widow Gets Mandamus Relief on Denial of VSSR Claim | 04/02/2024 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a widow was entitled to mandamus relief compelling the Industrial Commission to revisit her entitlement to an enhanced award of benefits for her husband’s death from inhaling nitrogen-saturated air. ...Read More | |||
WCD Posts List of Carriers, Self-Insurers Required to Report Medical Payments | 04/02/2024 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted a revised list of carriers and self-insured employers that are required to report medical bill payment data. ...Read More | |||
Worker Gets Limited Writ for Industrial Commission to Explain Denial of PTD Benefits | 04/01/2024 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
An Ohio appellate court granted a worker limited mandamus relief, sending his case back to the Industrial Commission to explain its finding that he was not entitled to permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
Worker Can't Expand Claim but Gets Fees for Attorney | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the rejection of a worker’s effort to add an elbow condition to her claim but ruled that her attorney was entitled to a fee of 20% of her medical and indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
Widow Proves Husband's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Contributed to His Death | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker’s widow was entitled to benefits for his death because his cancer was materially related to his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
WCRI: Poorer Recovery Noted in Injured Workers With Psychosocial Risk Factors | 03/29/2024 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute notes that injured workers had a higher prevalence of psychosocial risk factors than those using private insurance, as well as a heightened association between the risk and outcomes. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Webinar to Cover Impact of Employee Tenure on Frequency | 03/28/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a webinar April 18 to discuss results from a study of the impact of employee tenure on claim frequency. ...Read More | |||
Worker Gets Benefits, Fees, Penalties for Offer of Inappropriate Job | 03/27/2024 | ||
State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits, fees and penalties because her employer failed to offer her a suitable position after she twice injured her shoulder at work. ...Read More | |||