Workers' Compensation News
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Court Reduces Worker's AWW, Penalties Against Statutory Employer, Upholds SEB Award | 10/11/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage and reduced the penalties assessed against his statutory employer but upheld his award of supplemental earning benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Denying Civil Remedy to Injured School Volunteer | 10/06/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision from last month finding that the exclusive remedy provision of the Labor Code barred a school volunteer from pursuing a civil remedy for her catastrophic injuries from falling while she was judging a spelling bee. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award for Worker Injured by Manager's Attempt at Chiropractic Treatment | 10/06/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a grill cook for his injuries from his manager’s amateur chiropractic effort to relieve his back pain. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Rejection of Worker's Claim for Back Injury Due to Credibility Issues | 10/04/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a back injury based on her lack of credibility. Case: Di...Read More | |||
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Contractor Agrees to Pay $370,680 for Safety Failures in Fatal Fall | 10/04/2023 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Oklahoma construction contractor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and will pay $370,680 in criminal and civil penalties to avoid federal charges for ignoring safety requirements that resulted in a worker’s death in 2019, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Permanent Impairment Award to Worker Struck by Tire | 10/03/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a decision of the Industrial Accident Board finding that a worker was not entitled to a permanent impairment award for his injuries from being struck by a tire. ...Read More | |||
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Construction Worker Gets Summary Judgment for Fall From Scaffold | 10/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Must Decide if Carrier Can Get Reimbursement From Debt Collection Settlement | 10/02/2023 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Supreme Court ruled that the Labor Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to determine if an insurance carrier was entitled to reimbursement from the funds a worker received in her settlement of an unfair debt collection action. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Subpoena of Records From Conservator for Injured Worker | 10/02/2023 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals revived a subpoena against the conservator for an injured worker’s estate, finding it was not rendered moot by operation of the doctrine of res judicata. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Penalties Against Attorney Unwarranted | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a penalty against an attorney for State Insurance Fund, finding she had reasonable grounds for challenging an administrative determination that a worker had not been properly served. ...Read More | |||
