Workers' Compensation News
| Court Upholds Award of Compensation for Injured Worker's Epidural Injections | 12/22/2022 | ||
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| The Delaware Superior Court upheld an award of compensation for a worker’s epidural injections for his back pain. ...Read More | |||
| Commissioner Approves 10.2% Loss Costs Decrease | 12/22/2022 | ||
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| The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced a 10th consecutive reduction in workers' compensation loss costs for 2023. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports First Month-to-Month Increase in COVID Claims Since June | 12/21/2022 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reports that about 1,000 more claims for COVID-19 were filed in November than in October, marking the first month-to-month increase since June. ...Read More | |||
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Construction Firms Cited for Fall Hazards | 12/21/2022 | |
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| Construction firms in Oregon and Washington state were cited and fined for failing to provide fall protection for their workers. The Washingto...Read More | |||
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Conflicting Evidence Precludes Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 12/21/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law claim could not be decided on summary judgment because there were triable issues as to whether a statutory exemption applied. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Opens Registration for Annual Meeting | 12/20/2022 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 59th annual meeting, set for March 8 in Walnut Creek. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Court Asked to Decide Jurisdiction Over Child Abuse Allegations | 12/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York trial court agreed with publisher Gannett Co. that a workers’ compensation judge should determine whether exclusivity prohibits lawsuits alleging a supervisor molested and sexually assaulted children delivering newspapers 40 years ago. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment on Claim for Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 12/20/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Members Seek More Input in Study Process | 12/19/2022 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of a labor-management advisory panel tasked with making recommendations to improve California’s workers’ compensation system would like to be more involved in the studies they regularly commission. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds WCB's Removal of Chiropractor From List of Authorized Providers | 12/16/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board to remove a chiropractor from the list of authorized providers due to his admitted receipt of payment from a medical equipment supplier. ...Read More | |||
