Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker Struck by Falling Objects | 03/28/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by the legs and beam of a sidewalk shed as they fell. ...Read More | |||
| Commission Reopens Peoria Hearing Site | 03/27/2023 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's hearing site in Peoria has been reopened for proceedings. Hearings will again be conducted in the sixth-floor training room of the Becker Building at 401 Main St. in Peoria. The first trials at the location wil...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Cites Sterilization Company $838,800 for Overexposing Employees to Toxic Chemical | 03/24/2023 | |
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| California workplace safety officials issued 18 citations, including six for willful-serious violations, to Parter Medical Products Inc. for failing to protect its employees from overexposure to ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical used to sterilize medical devices. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Court Installs Auditor | 03/24/2023 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court announced that Erica Ziemann is its new workers’ compensation auditor, effective March 1. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Limited Award to Worker for Injuries From Falling Off Stool | 03/23/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a decision of the Industrial Accident Board awarding limited benefits to a worker for his injuries from a fall from a stool. ...Read More | |||
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Climate Change Impacts Workers' Compensation Claims | 03/22/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| By Stuart Colburn, Correspondent PHOENIX — Even former deniers acknowledge that climate change is impacting claim costs, preparation and handling, according to an interesting dialogue Carol Tele moderated with Jill Leonard of Louisiana and Jeff Rush from California du...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Approval for Worker's 3rd-Party Settlement | 03/22/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of judicial approval for a worker’s third-party settlement due to his delay in seeking approval. ...Read More | |||
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Convicted Fraudsters Must Pay Restitution for Lost Premiums | 03/21/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld orders requiring two employers convicted of fraud to pay restitution to their insurance companies for lost premiums caused by false payroll reporting. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders Additional Proceedings on Compensability of Train Conductor's PTSD | 03/21/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ordered additional proceedings to determine whether a train conductor’s claim of post-traumatic stress disorder was compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Conflicting Accounts of Accident, Possible Intoxication Preclude Summary Judgment | 03/21/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on conflicting evidence and whether he was intoxicated at the time of the accident. ...Read More | |||
