Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Calculation of Wages, Disallowance of College Student as Dependent | 10/19/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that substantial evidence supported the calculation of a business owner’s average wages, but his eldest daughter was not entitled to benefits following his death. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says 1st of 2 Carriers Has Liability for Worker's Bills | 10/19/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the first of two insurance carriers was liable for the payment of an injured worker’s medical bills. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Tort Claims Against Railway, Co-Employees of Worker Killed During Bridge Repair | 10/18/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals tossed tort claims against co-employees of a worker who was killed while repairing a railroad bridge, as well as against the railway. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Carriers May Have Valid Lien Against Assets in Debtor's Bankruptcy Estate | 10/18/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bankruptcy court ruled that the workers’ compensation insurance carriers that had secured a judgment against the owner of a defunct company may have a valid lien against some of the assets in the estate. ...Read More | |||
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Car Salesman Who Collected Comp Benefits Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against Employer | 10/15/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a car salesman who collected workers’ compensation benefits for his employer could not also sue for his injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces CIGA Board Appointment | 10/14/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Tony Borrego to the board of governors for the California Insurance Guarantee Association. Borrego is...Read More | |||
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Construction Manager Can't Get Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Labor Law Claims | 10/14/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a construction manager was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against it, nor was it entitled to summary judgment on its indemnification claim against the worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Loss of Wage Earning Capacity Award to Injured Grocery Store Clerk | 10/12/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a grocery store clerk for her loss of wage-earning capacity from an injury to her pelvis. ...Read More | |||
| Cable Installer Didn't Qualify as 'Employee' Working in 'Construction Industry' | 10/08/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld the denial of a cable installer’s claim for benefits, finding he had failed to prove he was an independent contractor engaged in the construction industry at the time of his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
| Court Publishes Decision Holding Employer Liable for Penalties to Worker's Widow | 10/07/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the imposition of penalties against an employer for failing to make payment to a worker’s widow in accordance with the award she had received, after the employer was unsuccessful in obtaining a writ of supersedeas. ...Read More | |||
