Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Default Judgment Against Employer for WC Retaliation | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a default judgment against an employer for retaliating against an injured employee who pursued a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Class Code Certification Placed on Suspense File | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would require California contractors to provide the classification codes they use when buying workers’ compensation coverage as a condition of receiving or renewing a license was placed on hold after an analysis said the Contractors State License Board can’t absorb the est...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Exempt Medical Dispute Time From TD Cap | 06/27/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California Senate committee passed a measure that would exclude from the cap on temporary disability benefits time spent successfully disputing the denial of requested medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Labor Law, Indemnification Claims | 06/27/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially overturned summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claims and revived a general contractor’s claim for contractual indemnification against a subcontractor. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Lateness of Worker's Summary Judgment Motion Should Have Been Excused | 06/27/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured construction worker’s motion for summary judgment should not have been dismissed as untimely and that it should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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College Professor Can't Pursue Tort Claim for Accident Involving Co-Worker | 06/26/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a university professor could not pursue a tort claim against her employer for her injuries from being struck by a colleague who was driving a university-owned vehicle on campus. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Gets Summary Dismissal of Indemnity Claim by Building Manager | 06/23/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a claim for indemnification against it for injuries allegedly sustained by its employee. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reviews Initial Data on Private Self-Insureds' 2022 Claim Experience | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers’ comp private self-insured claim frequency rose 6% last year, as both medical-only and indemnity claim volume increased. But a California Workers' Compensation Institute review of initial data from the state Office of Self-Insurance Plans suggests that many ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Bus Driver's Civil Suit Against Employer, Benefits Manager | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured bus driver’s civil claims against her employer and its benefits administrator. ...Read More | |||
| Court Reinstates Safety Citation Against Roofing Company for Failing to Provide Fall Protection | 06/20/2023 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals reinstated a safety citation against a roofing company with a history of failing to provide appropriate fall protection to its employees. ...Read More | |||
