Workers' Compensation News
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Commission Properly Revisits Firefighter's Cancer Claim, Awards Benefits | 10/20/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the Industrial Commission’s jurisdiction to revisit the denial of a cancer-stricken firefighter’s claim and its decision to award him benefits. ...Read More | |||
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College Professor Fails to Establish Claim of Injury | 10/20/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a college biology professor failed to prove his claim of injury. Case: Singleton v. Dillard...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Overturning Citation for Valley Fever Exposure Risk | 10/17/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision overturning a citation against a subcontractor for its alleged failure to protect workers from potential exposure to the fungus that causes valley fever. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Bulletin IDs Bills of Interest Enacted in 2023 | 10/17/2023 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Monday published a bulletin identifying bills of interest to the state’s workers’ compensation community that were enacted this year. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Magistrate's Recommendation, Worker's Challenge to AWW | 10/17/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court rejected an injured worker’s challenge to the calculation of his average weekly wage. Case: State e...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Injured Police Officer's Benefits Were Miscalculated | 10/17/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a permanent partial disability award to an injured police officer, finding the Workers’ Compensation Commission had miscalculated the amount due after accounting for the credit due to his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Limits Reopening Claims for Multiple Injuries | 10/13/2023 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals ruled that when a claimant seeks to reopen a claim that was accepted for multiple body parts, it can be reopened for only the parts for which a change of circumstances has been demonstrated. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Mandamus Action by State Trooper With Long-Haul COVID-19 | 10/13/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals dismissed a former state trooper’s mandamus action seeking to compel the state to pay benefits after he became disabled by his long-haul COVID-19 symptoms. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
