Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Has Duty to Cover Property Owner for Labor Law Claim | 09/09/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance company had a duty to provide coverage to a property owner defending against a Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Worker With Cumulative Trauma Back Injury | 09/09/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker with a cumulative trauma back injury. Case: Martin Mar...Read More | |||
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Construction Company Fined for Using Crane to Lift Workers | 09/06/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said a Seattle construction company is facing $155,300 in fines for knowingly putting workers at serious risk of injury or death by using a crane to lift them after an elevator broke down. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Postinjury Mental Health Treatment | 09/06/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s mental health treatment after her on-the-job injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Standard for Compensability of Injuries From Idiopathic Falls | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker can receive benefits for injuries she sustained from an idiopathic fall while she was working — if the injuries were made more severe by the environment in which she worked. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Award but Remands for Judge to Describe Compensable Injuries | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award to an injured worker but sent the case back to the judge to provide a more specific description of the compensable conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Carpal Tunnel, Denies Employer's Request to Take Offset | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with carpal tunnel syndrome and ruled that his employer was not entitled to an offset against its liability. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Wilkerson Retires Sept. 15 | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that Avery B. Wilkerson Jr. will retire, effective Sept. 15. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Publishes Report on Average Benefit Payments | 08/30/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute published a report on trends in average benefit payments valued 24 months from the date of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Modification of Worker's Status to Partially Disabled | 08/30/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the modification of a worker’s status from totally to partially disabled. Case: ...Read More | |||
