Workers' Compensation News
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Commission Awards Overturned Due to Worker's Untimely Filing of Appeals | 01/20/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned two awards to an injured employee, finding her appeal of the initial denial was not timely filed. Ca...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Employer's Request for Reconsideration/Rehearing | 01/20/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board denying an employer’s request for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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Chamber of Commerce Hosting Webinar on Misclassification | 01/20/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is hosting a webinar Feb. 7 on best practices regarding employee classification. The chamber said in an event n...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Clarify Exclusion of Injuries Sustained in Recreational Activity | 01/20/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Montana legislative committee passed a bill that would clarify the exclusion on coverage for injuries sustained during social or recreational activities. ...Read More | |||
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Claims Against Defendant in Civil Suit Should Have Been Dismissed as Barred by Exclusive Remedy | 01/19/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a personal injury action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a co-worker’s claims against him as barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Law. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Special Compensation Fund's Liability for Workers With Preexisting Disability | 01/18/2023 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii ruled that the state’s Special Compensation Fund is not liable for permanent partial disability benefits if a worker’s preexisting condition didn't cause a loss or impairment of a physical or mental function before the compensable a...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker's Challenge to Decision in Discovery Dispute Shouldn't Have Been Dismissed | 01/18/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals revived a worker’s challenge to an adverse administrative ruling in a discovery dispute in her workers’ compensation case. ...Read More | |||
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Co-Worker Immunity Under Comp Law Bars Worker's Recovery of UM Benefits | 01/13/2023 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the amount a plaintiff is "legally entitled to recover" under an underinsured motorist provision of an insurance policy is the amount for which the plaintiff has secured a judgment against the at-fault defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claim Against Attorney Despite Alleged Misconduct | 01/13/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s lawsuit against the attorney who had jointly defended him and his employer in a tort action arising from the accident that had caused his injuries, despite the alleged misconduct of the attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Claim Inventory Report for 2022 Due April 1 | 01/12/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said the Annual Report of Inventory for 2022 claims is due April 1. The report must identi...Read More | |||
