Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Award for Worker's Neck Condition, Declines to Address Shoulder Claim | 12/11/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to benefits for cervical radiculopathy, but the court declined to address the compensability of an alleged right shoulder tear. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Award Due to Judge's Erroneous Evidentiary Rulings | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that a compensation court judge committed an abuse of discretion by admitting a worker’s evidence regarding medical expenses. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Illinois roofing contractor $262,631 for 13 alleged safety violations inspectors uncovered during three inspections over four months. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meets Dec. 13 | 12/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | |||
