Workers' Compensation News
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Committee Passes Bill to Eliminate Contractor Comp Coverage Requirement | 04/26/2024 | |
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| A California Senate committee recently passed a bill that would relieve contractors of the requirement to carry workers’ compensation and provide proof of coverage when seeking a license, even if they have no employees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Additional Benefits, Claim of Additional Injuries | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits and a second alleged workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker's Demolition Accident | 04/26/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment in favor of a worker for his injuries from a demolition accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Labor Law Claim of Worker Who Fell Into Manhole | 04/25/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries from falling into a manhole. Case: Clarke v. C...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Worker's Trip-and-Fall Claim | 04/24/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim for trip-and-fall injury at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Summary Judgment on Claims From Alleged Elevator Mishap | 04/23/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court issued a trio of opinions upholding a trial justice’s decision to allow a worker to proceed with his claims for negligence and violations of the Labor Law. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Strip State's Right to Self-Insure | 04/23/2024 | |
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| The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would strip the right of the state to self-insure its workers’ compensation risks. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Cites Construction Company $371,100 for Fatal Trench Collapse | 04/22/2024 | |
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| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health fined a construction company $371,100 for a September 2023 fatal trench collapse in San Francisco. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Expand 4850 Eligibility | 04/22/2024 | |
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| A California Senate Committee last week passed a bill that would extend full-pay salary continuation benefits to injured county park rangers and housing authority officers outside of Los Angeles. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Has No Duty to Defend Insured From Labor Law Claim | 04/22/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a claim for coverage for a construction worker’s Labor Law action. ...Read More | |||
