Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Firefighter With PTSD | 01/05/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a longtime firefighter for his post-traumatic stress disorder from the experiences of his career. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Hospital Owed Duty of Care to Nurse Struck by Car While Crossing Street | 01/04/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court granted en banc reconsideration of a hospital’s liability for a nurse's fatal injuries from being struck by a car on a public roadway after the end of her shift, finding she was owed a duty of care. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns BWC's Determination That Home Caregivers Are Agency's Employees | 01/04/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court overturned a determination by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation that the in-home care workers who provided services for persons with developmental disabilities were employees of a home care agency. ...Read More | |||
| Carrier Wasn't Relieved of Duty to Defend Employer it Couldn't Reach | 01/03/2022 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a grant of summary judgment to an insurance carrier it said failed to establish its insured breached the cooperation clause in its policy, thereby excusing the insurer's duty to defend the insured against an injured worker’s claim for benefits....Read More | |||
| College of Comp Lawyers Planning Committee Revisiting National Commission Recommendations | 01/03/2022 | ||
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| The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers announced the formation of a planning committee to revisit recommendations made nearly 50 years ago to improve comp systems throughout the country. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Denial of Reiumbursement to Worker for Medically Necessary Surgery | 01/03/2022 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld a denial of a worker’s request for reimbursement for a medically necessary surgical procedure since he obtained the treatment without complying with the terms of the stipulation he had entered into with his employer. ...Read More | |||
| Court Overturns Denial of Correctional Officer's Request to Expand Claim | 12/30/2021 | ||
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| An Ohio appellate court overturned the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim to add depressive disorder finding she wasn't required to produce pre-injury documentation of a pre-existing condition in order to prove a substantial aggravation of that condition. ...Read More | |||
| Clarification of Cut-Off Date For 2nd Injury Fund Liability Warranted Reopening of Record | 12/30/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a clarification of the cut-off date for a change in determining the liability of the Second Injury Fund for permanent total disability benefits provided good cause to allow a worker to have the record for his claim reopened. ...Read More | |||
| Court Revives Some of Worker's Claims for Injuries from Dump Truck Overturning | 12/29/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived several claims a worker filed for injuries from his dump truck overturning while he was unloading gravel for a parking lot resurfacing project. ...Read More | |||
| COVID-19 Claims Fall in November | 12/29/2021 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the number of indemnity claims for COVID-19 fell again in November to the lowest point since March 2020. ...Read More | |||
