Workers' Compensation News
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Court Dismisses Labor Law Claim by Worker Injured by Falling Pallet Rack | 12/08/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his injuries from when parts of a shelving system fell on him. ...Read More | |||
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Construction Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries Despite Inconsistent Testimony | 12/06/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a construction worker citing the "abundant evidence" that he injured his left arm and shoulder at work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Temporary Disability Benefits to Injured Respiratory Therapist | 12/06/2021 | |
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| The Utah Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary disability benefits for a closed period to a respiratory therapist with a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Claims Adjuster Can't Get Benefits for Alleged Injuries From Workplace Fall | 12/02/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a claims adjuster for her alleged shoulder injury from a workplace fall. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Employer's Incomplete Application for Board Review | 12/02/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer’s failure to identify the date of the hearing at which it raised an objection rendered its application for review incomplete. ...Read More | |||
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COVID Claims Down Again in October | 12/02/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 in Florida fell in October to nearly the lowest level since the pandemic started, according to a report by the state Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Calculation of Comp Offset Against Retired Cop's Duty Disability Benefits | 12/01/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a retired police officer’s duty-disability retirement benefits after taking an offset to account for her workers’ compensation benefits and the funds that had been provided by her employer. ...Read More | |||
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Claims Administrator Waits Too Long to Seek Reimbursement | 12/01/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation claims administrator waited too long to seek reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund for a lump sum that had been agreed to in a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Slipped and Fell | 11/30/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court revived an injured worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims based on a slip-and-fall accident at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: COVID Claim Volume Decreases Following Summer Surge | 11/29/2021 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that the summer surge of COVID-19 claims appears to have run its course, as the number of claims fell sharply in October. ...Read More | |||
