Workers' Compensation News
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Court Denies Motion for Acquittal, New Trial by Labor Org Convicted of Fraud | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court in Sacramento found that the owners of a labor organization convicted of fraud are not entitled to a new trial even though they claimed they were denied the opportunity to introduce evidence about the legality of the work comp product they sold in California. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Employer Failed to Timely Contest Claim | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that an employer failed to timely controvert a worker’s claim of injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports 16% Increase in QMEs, 17% Increase in Requests for Panels | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that the number of qualified medical evaluators increased 16% from 2019 to 2024, but the number of requests for QME panels increased by 17% over the same period. ...Read More | |||
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Coal Mine Worker Gets Benefits for Cumulative Trauma Injuries | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries. Case: M...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury Verdict Denying Worker's Occupational Disease Claim | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict denying a worker’s occupational disease claim. Case: Department ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Civil Suit Against Nonsubscribing Employer | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court revived a roofer’s claims against his nonsubscribing employer for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award for Worker's Bilateral Knee Injuries | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a worker for bilateral knee injuries, finding the record evidence did not establish an injury to the right knee and that she was not entitled to benefits after she was released to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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County's Engagement in Interactive Process Defeats Discrimination Claim | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court said a worker’s disability discrimination claim must fail as a matter of law because there was no dispute that her employer engaged in an interactive process to identify a reasonable accommodation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Transfer of Venue for Comp Dispute | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned a trial court’s grant of a worker’s motion to transfer venue, finding the trial court had not provided the alleged employer a reasonable opportunity to respond in opposition to the motion. ...Read More | |||
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Contracted Work Length Makes Comp Exclusive Remedy for Injured Skylight Installer | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for a man who was contracted to spend more than 52 hours on a residential skylight installation project but was injured before hitting the 52-hour mark, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
