Workers' Compensation News
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Court Publishes Decision on State Fund Dispute Over Premium Calculations | 10/12/2023 | |
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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 the State Compensation Insurance Fund could not belatedly challenge an administrative determination that it miscalculated an employer’s policy premiums. ...Read More | |||
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City Investigates Stolen Comp Checks | 10/12/2023 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Office of the Inspector General for the City of Baltimore on Wednesday released a report describing an investigation into the theft of more than $8,000 in workers’ compensation benefit checks. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
