Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Groups Argue Exclusive Remedy Precludes Negligence Claim for COVID Death | 09/03/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A coalition of employers is asking a California appellate court to find that the exclusive remedy of workers’ compensation precludes a lawsuit alleging an employer’s negligence in exposing a worker to the novel coronavirus caused the death of her husband. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Provision Doesn't Bar Driver's Suit Over Alleged Negligent Maintenance of Van | 08/31/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Law did not bar a civil suit by a van driver against an alleged co-employee for negligently maintaining the vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Dismissal of Workers' Claims From Carpool Accident | 08/27/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of claims against an employer by a group of workers for their injuries from a car accident while being driven to a work site by a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Modify Status of Worker With Reinstated TD Benefits | 08/20/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker was entitled to reinstatement of total disability benefits but that his employer was entitled to modify his status. ...Read More | |||
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Electronic Submission of Appearances Required Starting Aug. 30 | 08/19/2021 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board announced that it will stop accepting paper submissions of appearances, effective Aug. 30. Su...Read More | |||
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Employers Must Be Diligent as Feds Plan to 'Root Out' Misclassification, Attorneys Say | 08/12/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As President Joe Biden’s administration signals it will look to strengthen protections for misclassified workers, employers across the U.S. must stay diligent if they want to avoid potential fines and costly litigation, employment attorneys said. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Holdings Names Executive Vice President | 08/10/2021 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Employers Holdings announced the appointment of John Mutschink as executive vice president and chief administrative officer. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Tort Suit Over Youth Counselor's Murder | 08/09/2021 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the state Workers’ Compensation Act barred a youth counselor’s estate from pursuing a civil remedy for her murder at the hands of a resident in an independent living program. ...Read More | |||
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Employee Gets Benefits From Being Struck by Car Outside Workplace | 08/05/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a hospital worker who was struck by a car as he crossed a road outside his workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Reduce TTD Benefits to Terminated Worker | 08/02/2021 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits after he was terminated from his position as a garbage collector and began working jobs that paid less than his pre-injury wages. ...Read More | |||
