Workers' Compensation News
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Court Tosses Carrier's Attempt to Appeal Finding of Duty to Defend | 09/05/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court threw out an insurance carrier’s attempt to challenge a judge’s determination that the company had a duty to provide a defense for an employer against a suit from a former employee. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Summary Judgment to Worker Injured in Trench Collapse | 09/01/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured in a trench collapse should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Contract Cleaning Professional Loses Challenges to Denial of Claim | 08/31/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s challenges to the denial of her claim for injuries she sustained while working as a contract cleaning professional. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Division Schedules Hearing on WBF Assessment | 08/30/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a hearing Sept. 21 to discuss the assessment that will be charged to employers and workers for the Workers’ Benefit Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Labor Law Claim | 08/30/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned summary judgment for the defendants in a worker's Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Bills on Agenda for Appropriations Hearing | 08/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would exclude time spent resolving medical treatment disputes from the cap on temporary disability duration is among a handful of work comp bills on the agenda when the California Senate Appropriations Committee meets Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of PTD Benefits From Second Injury Fund | 08/25/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Missouri appellate court overturned a denial of permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund to an operator of heavy equipment with a host of compensable injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Wrongfully Terminates Worker's Benefits for Missing Appointment | 08/25/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an insurance carrier could not terminate a worker’s benefits for failing to attend an appointment with her authorized treating doctor. ...Read More | |||
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Construction Company Owner Accused of Premium Fraud | 08/24/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Florida Department of Financial Services announced workers’ compensation fraud charges against the owner of a construction company accused of concealing payroll to illegally lower his premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Worker's Reinstatement Petition, Grants UEGF's Termination Petition | 08/24/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a judge's decision denying a worker’s reinstatement petition, granting the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund's termination petition and modifying the worker’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
