Workers' Compensation News
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Contractor Faces $819,417 in Penalties for Fall Hazards | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $819,417 in penalties for a New Jersey contractor that it says has a history of exposing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Partial Disability, Remands Dispute of Claimed Overpayment | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was partially disabled by carpal tunnel syndrome and the Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission should address whether she received an overpayment of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for PTD | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds SLU Award for Worker, Penalty Against Carrier | 06/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a schedule loss of use award for a worker and a penalty against an insurance carrier for failing to pay. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award for Alleged Mold Exposure | 06/05/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court overturned an award of benefits to a financial adviser for his alleged occupational disease from mold exposure. Cas...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim, Finding of No Fraud | 06/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim and a finding that he did not commit fraud. Case:...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves Experience Rating for COVID-19 | 06/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 filed later this year will be included in experience rating calculations for California employers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Assembly Line Worker With Neck, Finger Injuries | 06/03/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to an assembly line worker for her neck and finger injuries. Case: Mendo...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker Injured in 'Arduous Trek' to Office | 06/03/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a university employee with significant preexisting health problems for her alleged injuries from walking to her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Doesn't Have to Treat Worker as Having 'Combined Condition' | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier did not have to treat a worker as having a combined condition when none of her impairment was related to her compensable injuries. ...Read More | |||
