Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of SLU Award for Worker's Shoulder | 12/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a schedule loss of use award for a worker’s shoulder injury. Case: Ma...Read More | |||
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Compensation Premium Rate to Increase 3.8% | 11/27/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Tuesday announced that the average cost of workers’ compensation insurance will go up about 3.8% next year. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Award as Frivolous | 11/27/2024 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a truck driver for his injuries from a crash, finding that his employer’s challenge was frivolous. ...Read More | |||
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Change in Law for Terminating TTD Doesn't Apply Retroactively | 11/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a change in law regarding the operative date for terminating temporary total disability benefits does not apply retroactively. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Judge Can Rule on Law She Sponsored as Legislator | 11/26/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey said a workers' compensation judge is not automatically disqualified from ruling on disputes involving a law she sponsored when she was a member of the state Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Coverage Dispute for Teacher's Mesothelioma | 11/25/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals revived a dispute between two insurance carriers over which of them was liable for a former high school teacher’s mesothelioma claim. ...Read More | |||
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Civil RICO Complaint Alleges Scheme to Stage Construction Accidents | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A captive insurer serving New York's construction industry filed a civil racketeering complaint, alleging a widespread scheme to file phony workers' compensation and personal injury claims to exploit the state's Labor Law worker protections. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Disability Pension Benefits for Police Officer's Mental Injury | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the denial of accidental disability pension benefits for a former police officer with a mental injury. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Awards Benefits on Theory of Causation Neither Argued Nor Pleaded by Worker | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission did not err in awarding benefits for a worker’s injury on a theory of causation that he neither argued nor pleaded. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Worker's Need for Shoulder Surgery Unrelated to Prior Work Accident | 11/20/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker failed to link her need for shoulder surgery to a prior work accident. Sanjanet...Read More | |||
