Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI Names Sara Widener-Brightwell General Counsel | 12/28/2021 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute announced that Sara Widener-Brightwell will succeed general counsel Ellen Sims Langille, who is retiring in May. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Comp Claim Against Property Owner/Alleged Employer | 12/28/2021 | |
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| A Louisiana appellate court revived a worker’s claim for benefits against the owner of a property whom she identified as being one of her employers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Construction Foreman's Labor Law Claim for Fall at Office | 12/22/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court revived a construction foreman’s Labor Law claim for his slip and fall while entering an office trailer. Cas...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Excess Carrier's Liability for Insured's Violation of PPO Act | 12/23/2021 | |
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| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a judgment of $10 million against two excess insurance carriers for their insured’s violation of the state’s Preferred Provider Organization Act. ...Read More | |||
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COVID-Related Deadline Extensions Don't Save Worker's Appeal | 12/21/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that its supervisory orders tolling statutes of limitations, statutes of repose and similar deadlines because of the COVID-19 pandemic did not apply to the 30-day deadline to petition for judicial review after the denial of an application for rehearing. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Claims Against Ex-Employers Under Biometric Information Privacy Act | 12/21/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court revived a worker’s suit against his former employers for alleged violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Order Discontinuing Correctional Officer's Reduced Earnings Awards | 12/20/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court overturned an order discontinuing an injured worker’s reduced earnings awards after her retirement due to the incomplete analysis by the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Posts Draft of Annual Report for Comment | 12/17/2021 | |
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| Estimated paid costs in California decreased 7.77% last year, according to a draft of the 2021 Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation report posted online for public comment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Benefits to Taxi Driver Who Lost Use of Legs in Shooting | 12/16/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a taxi driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after he was rendered paraplegic from being shot in the back. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Self-Insured Paid Losses Up 7.3% in Most Recent Fiscal Year | 12/15/2021 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute, in a bulletin released Tuesday, said growth in lost-time claims and double-digit increases in average paid and incurred indemnity drove public self-insureds' total paid losses up 7.3% to a record $445 million. ...Read More | |||
