Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Can't Be Compelled to Pay for New Home, Renovations That Were Never Done | 08/03/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Act does not authorize an order for an employer to pay an injured worker for home modifications that were never done or to contribute to the purchase of a new home. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Lacks Standing to Intervene in Heirship Proceeding | 07/26/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer lacked standing to intervene in a probate proceeding in which a worker’s common-law wife sought recognition of her status as his heir. ...Read More | |||
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Emergency Med-Legal Telehealth Rule Takes Effect | 07/22/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its emergency rule allowing medical-legal evaluations via telehealth was extended through Oct. 18. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Forfeits Appointments Clause Challenge to ALJ | 07/14/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an employer forfeited its constitutional challenge to the appointment of the administrative law judge presiding over a worker’s claim for black lung benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Sanctioned for Closing Claim Without Attending Physician | 07/07/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an employer unreasonably closed a worker’s claim when she did not have an attending physician. ...Read More | |||
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Employee Who Slipped on Excrement Can Proceed With Personal Injury Claim | 06/24/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who slipped on feces concealed in water that had flooded a break room could proceed with his personal injury claim against the alleged owner of the premises. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Be Designated as Responsible 3rd Party in Worker's Tort Suit | 06/21/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a defendant in an injured worker’s tort action should have been allowed to designate his employer as a responsible third party. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Transfer Liability for Death Benefits Claim to Special Fund | 06/17/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer could not transfer liability for a death benefits claim to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases, even though the fund was liable for the deceased worker’s original disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Editorial Criticizes 'Cruelty' of Court Denying Presumption Claim | 06/15/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The editorial board for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday criticized the state’s 1st District Court of Ap...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Dismissal of Indemnification Action | 06/09/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker’s employer was entitled to dismissal of a third-party indemnification action against it. ...Read More | |||
