Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Officer's 'Assault Pay' Claim for Alleged Injuries | 03/20/2024 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appeals Court of Massachusetts revived a court officer’s claim for “assault pay” for injuries he allegedly sustained while transporting and maintaining custody over prisoners. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Counterclaims for Indemnification, Contribution Against Employer | 03/20/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the third-party counterclaims for indemnification and contribution that were part of his personal injury action. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Seeks ALJ Applicants | 03/19/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee seeks applications for a single administrative law judge position. The app...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Acted Unreasonably in Refusing Exams | 03/19/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker unreasonably refused to attend two independent medical examinations scheduled by his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Award for Aggravation of Preexisting Shoulder Injury | 03/19/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for the aggravation of a preexisting right shoulder injury. Cas...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Nonsuit on Claims by Injured Dairy Worker, Comp Carrier | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court overturned a grant of nonsuit against a hay delivery company for a dairy employee who was injured when bales fell on him. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Prison Employee's Conviction for Comp Fraud | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a prison employee’s conviction for insurance fraud. Case: People v. Jones, No. F085205, 03/...Read More | |||
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Court Won't Reconsider Calculation of Benefits for Worker With 2 Jobs | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court denied a request to reconsider a decision awarding temporary total disability benefits based on a worker missing time from one of his two jobs because he now says he missed time from both. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Employee's Award of PPD Benefits for Carpal Tunnel | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for her carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PPD Award for Firefighter With Shoulder Injury | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a firefighter’s shoulder injury. Cas...Read More | |||
