Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Part of Labor Law Claim Over Worker's Alleged Fall at Fish Market | 06/27/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court overturned a summary judgment dismissing some of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his alleged injuries from slipping and falling on ice at a fish market. ...Read More | |||
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COVID Claims Drop Significantly in March, April | 06/27/2022 | |
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| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation reports a significant drop in COVID-19 claims in March and April. The DWC’s latest...Read More | |||
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COVID-19 Presumptions Lose Steam Among Lawmakers | 06/27/2022 | |
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| Despite the strong push for COVID-19 workers' compensation presumptions in the early stages of the pandemic, fewer than half of the 18 states that enacted legislation or saw executive orders still have the provisions in place, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Coun...Read More | |||
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Court Orders IAB to Double-Check Its Math or Justify Award to Worker | 06/24/2022 | |
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| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that the Industrial Accident Board needs to check its math or justify its calculation of benefits to an injured truck driver. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker With Rare Disorder Didn't Suffer Compensable Injury From Silica Exposure | 06/24/2022 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker with a rare blood vessel disorder had not sustained a compensable injury from his alleged industrial exposure to silica dust. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill Reducing Investigation Period for Presumptive Claims | 06/23/2022 | |
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| The California Assembly Insurance Committee passed a bill that would shave 15 days off the time that employers have to accept liability on first responders’ claims for conditions that are presumed to arise out of employment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Reversal of OWC Medical Director's Denial of Surgery | 06/23/2022 | |
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| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers' Compensation Court that reversed a decision of the Office of Workers' Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court: TV Station Didn't Retaliate Against Per Diem Worker for Filing Comp Claim | 06/23/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a television station did not fire a per diem employee in retaliation for his filing a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says 7 Years Not Too Long for UEF to Seek Lien Recovery | 06/21/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Uninsured Employers' Fund did not wait too long to file a request for suspension of a worker’s benefits after waiting more than seven years to receive its lien recovery. ...Read More | |||
| Chubb Announces Executive Changes | 06/17/2022 | ||
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| Chubb Ltd. said it has named Suresh Krishnan chief operating officer of the insurer’s third-party administrator, ESIS Inc. ...Read More | |||
