Workers' Compensation News
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CHSWC Meets Dec. 13 | 12/05/2024 | |
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| Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation will hear during a Dec. 13 meeting an update on the California Department of Industrial Relations' hiring efforts. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Claims by Worker With PTSD | 12/05/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals revived an employment discrimination case by a worker against his employer and others who participated in the process that led to the denial of his claim for workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment in Worker's Claim | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court revived a worker’s claim for injuries from a car accident that happened while he was driving home in his work vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Civil Suit Against Property Owner for Worker's Fatal Accident | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals revived a widow’s civil suit for a worker’s death against the property owner where the accident happened. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Apportionment of Truck Driver's Disability Between Two Accidents | 12/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the apportionment of an injured truck driver’s disability between his most recent work accident and a decades-old accident. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
