Workers' Compensation News
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Court Reinstates Worker's Labor Law Claim for Hand Injury | 06/11/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries to his hand. Case: Rivera v. 95th and Thir...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Worker's SLU Award Because of Doctor's Error | 06/10/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a physician’s reliance on the wrong version of the state’s guidelines for determining impairment and loss of wage-earning capacity required reversal of the worker’s award. ...Read More | |||
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Contemptuous Conduct by Worker, Counsel Doesn't Allow for Dismissal of PTD Claim as Sanction | 06/10/2024 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits could not be thrown out as untimely because he was actively litigating the matter, nor could it be dismissed as a sanction for his obstruction of the adjudicative process. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes E-Signature, Worker Notice Bills | 06/07/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee unanimously passed bills that would allow electronic signatures in Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Proceedings and require notifying workers of their right to representation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Restitution Order Against Convicted Fraudster | 06/07/2024 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Court of Appeals upheld the restitution order against a convicted workers’ compensation fraudster. Scott Abraham Gro...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Lead-Exposure Injury | 06/07/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits based on his industrial lead exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Faces $819,417 in Penalties for Fall Hazards | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $819,417 in penalties for a New Jersey contractor that it says has a history of exposing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Partial Disability, Remands Dispute of Claimed Overpayment | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was partially disabled by carpal tunnel syndrome and the Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission should address whether she received an overpayment of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for PTD | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds SLU Award for Worker, Penalty Against Carrier | 06/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a schedule loss of use award for a worker and a penalty against an insurance carrier for failing to pay. ...Read More | |||
