Workers' Compensation News
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Court Tosses $1.4M Verdict, Finding Judge Erred in Classifying Worker as Seaman | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a $1.4 million award to an injured shipyard worker, finding he was not a seaman covered by the Jones Act. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Accused of Taking $127K in Benefits While Running Company | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a contractor in Clark County was charged with stealing $127,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for allegedly working at his own construction business while claiming he was too injured to work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Welder's Claim Against Property Owner for Slip-and-Fall Accident | 11/23/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a welder’s Labor Law claim against a property owner for her injuries from falling while moving a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Worker's Claims for Trip-and-Fall Accident | 11/22/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of portions of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a trip-and-fall on a sidewalk bridge. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds BWC's Division of Earned Premium Surplus | 11/22/2022 | |
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| The Ohio Court of Claims granted summary judgment to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in a dispute over the way it disbursed a surplus of earned premiums to member employers. ...Read More | |||
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Court OKs Worker's Use of Uber for Medical Appointments, Orders Full Reimbursement | 11/18/2022 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that there is no preauthorization or notice requirement for workers with compensable injuries who need transportation to medical appointments. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Faces Felony Theft Charge From Alleged Comp Scam | 11/18/2022 | |
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| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a contractor allegedly caught remodeling homes while claiming he was too hurt to work was charged with felony theft. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Worker's Appeal of Wage-Loss Determination | 11/18/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed a worker’s appeal of a decision that found she no longer had lost wages related to her injury. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Benefits to Increase More Than 5% in 2023 | 11/17/2022 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute said temporary total disability and permanent total disability benefits will increase more than 5% next year due to an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Worker Who Failed to Disclose Prior Back Injury | 11/17/2022 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits to a manufacturing worker for a back injury, finding his failure to disclose a prior injury did not foreclose his claim and that he did not willfully injure himself. ...Read More | |||
