Workers' Compensation News
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Charges Against Restaurant Manager Dismissed for Insufficient Evidence | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Prosecutors dismissed workers’ compensation fraud charges filed against the manager of a Texas barbecue restaurant for insufficient evidence, the Austin American-Statesman reported. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders WCA to Reinstate Judge Fired for Inaccurate Time Sheet | 05/12/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court ordered the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration to reinstate a judge it fired in November for erroneously indicating on a time sheet that she used two hours of administrative leave to vote. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Health Care Worker's Claim for Knee Injury | 05/12/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a health care worker’s claim for a knee injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Remands Case to Determine Date of Injury for CT Claim by '70s-Era Ballplayer | 05/09/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court annulled a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision ordering arbitration of a coverage dispute to obtain a factual determination of the date of injury for a former New York Yankee who retired in 1978. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Labor Law Claim Against Homeowner | 05/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law claims against a homeowner for a worker’s alleged fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Suit for Worker's Death in Parking Lot Accident | 05/08/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit by the estate of a worker who was struck by a co-worker’s car and killed in the parking area of their workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Sends MLFS Update, Cost-of-Living Bills to Suspense File | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file bills addressing regular updates to permanent partial disability benefits and the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Ability of ALJs to Correct Mistaken Findings in Interlocutory Orders | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge could correct a mistake in his prior factual findings after being presented with new evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor's Employee Can't Maintain Civil Suit for Electric Shock Injuries | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against the company that had hired his employer to perform electrical repairs. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Claim for Worker Injured While Using Bucket as Step | 05/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries that happened while trying to prevent himself from falling from the inverted bucket he was using to work at an elevation. ...Read More | |||
