Workers' Compensation News
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Carpenter's Labor Law Claim Not Amenable to Summary Judgment | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carpenter was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall through a hole in a platform. ...Read More | |||
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Court: No Duty for Employers to Prevent the Spread of COVID Beyond Employees | 07/07/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Although workers’ compensation exclusivity would not prohibit a spouse from pursuing a negligence claim against an employer if a worker contracts COVID-19 in the workplace and brings it home, California’s Supreme Court on Thursday said employers have no duty of care to prevent the spr...Read More | |||
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Charges Dismissed in Orange County Fraud Case | 07/07/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors in Southern California on Thursday dismissed criminal charges filed against four people accused of participating in a widespread capping scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Costs of Employer Medical Evaluations Can Be Recouped From Worker's 3rd-Party Recovery | 07/07/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a state employer was entitled to reimbursement of its medical evaluation expenses from an injured employee's third-party recovery. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Order for Worker to Reduce Opioid Use | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld an administrative ruling ordering a worker to reduce his use of opioid medication. Case: Huns...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Rehab Coordinator Was Not PTD | 07/05/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed a rehabilitation program coordinator’s challenge to a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board finding she was not permanently and totally disabled from her injuries from being attacked by a patient. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Citation Against Framing Contractor for Worker's Injuries | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a citation against a framing contractor for a worker’s fall through an unprotected opening for a stairwell. ...Read More | |||
| Comp Bills Keep Moving With Approval From Committees | 06/30/2023 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills proposing changes to California’s workers’ compensation system continued moving as committees in both chambers of the Legislature passed items that would expand presumptions, require in-state licensing for some providers treating injured workers, and request a study into th...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
