Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Amazon Employee Allegedly Injured by 'Stampede' of Bus Passengers | 04/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to an Amazon employee for her alleged injuries from a “stampede” of passengers “desperate” to board a crowded public bus at the end of a workday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Limited Writ for Industrial Commission to Explain Denial of PTD Benefits | 04/01/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Worker Can't Expand Claim but Gets Fees for Attorney | 03/29/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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PTSD Study Meetings Set for Late April | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is hosting two informational meetings about the PTSD study on its scope and status. The pre...Read More | |||
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Construction Worker Gets Benefits for Fall Injuries | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a construction laborer who fell into a hole while carrying rebar. Case:...Read More | |||
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No SLU Award for Worker Because of Deficiencies in Medical Opinions | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award because the medical opinions did not consider his carpal tunnel diagnosis or whether the condition was related to his wrist injury. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Proves Husband's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Contributed to His Death | 03/29/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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State OSHA Fines Construction Company for Repeated Safety Violations | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Bend-based construction company more than $103,00 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from fall hazards. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Poorer Recovery Noted in Injured Workers With Psychosocial Risk Factors | 03/29/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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WCIRB Webinar to Cover Impact of Employee Tenure on Frequency | 03/28/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
