Workers' Compensation News
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Court Tosses Part of Restitution Order Against Worker Convicted of Fraud | 07/21/2021 | |
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| A California appellate court overturned a victim restitution order against a worker convicted of insurance fraud but held him responsible for investigation costs. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Fall From Shuttle Bus Not Precluded by Coming-and-Going Rule | 07/20/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a denial of benefits to a worker who was injured while exiting a shuttle bus, finding the accident occurred on the employer’s premises. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Moves Skin Cancer Presumption Bill to Senate Floor | 07/19/2021 | |
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| The California Senate can vote on a bill that would create a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for park rangers and game wardens, after the upper chamber’s Appropriation Committee determined state costs of the bill are not significant. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Worker's Suit for Injuries From Car Accident Caused by Colleague | 07/19/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s lawsuit for damages for her injuries in a car accident caused by a co-worker who turned in front of an oncoming vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Repetitive-Motion Injury Claim | 07/19/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for her alleged cumulative trauma injury to her arm and wrist, finding the opinion of her medical expert was properly considered and that she failed to establish a work-related condition. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Prompt Reporting Emerges as Area of Concern as COVID-19 Claim Count Drops | 07/16/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| COVID-19 workers’ comp claims in California fell to a 16-month low in June, but the system has struggled with delayed reporting of COVID-related claims since the end of 2020, according to a new bulletin from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Confusion Over Place of Accident Excuses Attorneys' Delay in Filing Notice of Claim | 07/16/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that the attorneys for an injured worker who belatedly filed a notice of claim due to a misunderstanding about where the accident had occurred were entitled to have the notice deemed timely. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Costs Award to Business Groups for Challenge to COVID Emergency Rule | 07/16/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned an award of costs and fees to business groups for their efforts to prohibit the Workers’ Compensation Commission from enforcing benefits to first responders and frontline workers susceptible to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Benefits for Worker Who Moved, Took Lower-Paying Job | 07/16/2021 | |
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| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that the Compensation Review Board erred in overturning an award of benefits to a worker who had relocated after her injury and declined new employment near her former residence. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Prepare to Protect Workers From Wildfire Smoke | 07/14/2021 | |
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| Officials at California’s workplace safety regulatory agency on Tuesday urged the state’s employers to prepare to protect workers from unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. ...Read More | |||
