Workers' Compensation News
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Experts See Opportunity for Comp as 'Gig Economy' Shifts
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07/23/2015
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If other companies in the burgeoning “sharing economy” take a lesson from companies like Homejoy, Instacart and Shyp, the workers’ compensation industry could have a new base of customers.
Companies in the "sharing" or "gig" economy connect service pr...Read More
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Exclusion of Video Didn't Warrant Reversal of Jones Act Award
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07/22/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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A divided Texas appellate court panel on Tuesday upheld a jury's $8.5 million verdict in favor of an injured offshore rig worker for his back injury.
The 1st District Court of Appeals' Chief Justice Sherry Radack and Senior Justice Terry Jennings found the verdict was not excessiv...Read More
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Employer Can't Claim Worker Was Contractor
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07/22/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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The Commonwealth Court ruled that a painting company's failure to have a worker sign an independent contractor agreement before the worker got hurt prevented the company from denying that the worker was an employee.
Case: Staron v. WCAB (Farrier), No. 2140 C.D. 2014, 07/17/2015, publi...Read More
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Employer's Payment of Fee Award Didn't Extend Statute of Limitations for Worker's PFB
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07/15/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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An employer's payment of a fee award is neither a payment of compensation nor the furnishing of medical treatment, and so it will not extend the filing period for a worker to file a petition for benefits, the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal ruled.
Case: Sanchez v. American Airlin...Read More
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Employer Gets Offset against Worker's PD Benefits
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07/15/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to a credit for its payment of a schedule loss-of-use award before it stipulated that the c...Read More
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Ethics Committee Recommends for Five Judges Accused of Misconduct
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07/09/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California's Workers' Compensation Ethics Committee recommended disciplinary action after reviewing complaints filed over the past two years about judges with short tempers and sharp tongues who lambasted attorneys, threatened to have an injured worker arrested and, in one case physically...Read More
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Employer Can't Apportion Worker's Disability to Preexisting Nonindustrial Condition
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06/29/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to apportion part of an employee's disability after a workplace fall to his preexisting, nonindustrial neck condition.
Case: Matter of Lattanzio v. Consolidated Edison of New York, No. 518375, 06/18/2015, publishe...Read More
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