Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Use of Multiplier for Worker's CT Injury | 12/12/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with a cumulative trauma injury was entitled to a statutory three-times multiplier of his award based on his inability to do the work he had done over years for his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Claim for Worker Injured While Taking Cover in Explosion | 12/08/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from taking cover from an alleged explosion that occurred while a work crew was replacing a damaged utility pole. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment to Worker on Labor Law Claims | 12/07/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a worker on a Labor Law claim, finding one defendant should have had all the claims against it dismissed and that the worker had not established all the elements of his claims against another. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Gets Lifetime Ban, Probation for Premium Fraud | 12/06/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Minnesota wood-framing contractor convicted of premium fraud was banned from applying for state and federal contracts and ordered to serve two years of probation, the ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Appointment of Pro Bono Counsel for Labor Law Defendant | 12/06/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the appointment of pro bono counsel to represent a property owner in its third-party action against an injured worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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CMS: Average Set-Aside Increased in 2023 | 12/06/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The average Medicare set-aside recommended by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor increased nearly 6% in the most recent fiscal year. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Injured Worker's Claim Against Alleged Co-Employee | 12/05/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court revived a worker’s claim against an alleged co-employee, finding there was a triable issue as to whether the co-employee was authorized to be at the location where the worker’s accident occurred. ...Read More | |||
| Court Revives Labor Law Action for Worker's Fall on Ice | 12/01/2023 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a Labor Law claim. Case...Read More | |||
| Court Upholss Award of Hearing Loss Benefits for Utility Worker | 11/30/2023 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of hearing loss benefits for a long-time utility worker. C...Read More | |||
| Court Publishes Decision on Application of Premises Line Rule | 11/29/2023 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision from late last month holding that a state university employee could not pursue a civil suit against her employer for injuries from falling from her bicycle as she was headed home from work. ...Read More | |||
