Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Liable for Award Despite Worker's Later Exposure to Coal Dust at Different Job | 12/09/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his occupational pneumoconiosis from the employer that was not the last to expose him to coal dust. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Fined $730,369 in Drowning Case | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $730,369 in penalties for violating commercial diving standards that resulted in the drowning of an 18-year-old worker. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Worker's Claims for False Light, Defamation Against Employer | 12/02/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity did not bar an employee from bringing defamation and false light claims against his employer and that the dismissal of a negligence claim should have been without prejudice. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Seeking Refund Gets Writ Relief | 12/02/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer participating in a group retrospective rating program was entitled to a writ of mandate. Case...Read More | |||
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Employer's Review Application Meets Minimum Requirements for Appeal | 11/27/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an employer’s application for review of an administrative law judge’s decision was “not perfect,” but it was good enough to put the worker and Second Injury Fund on notice of the contested issues. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Should Have Been Granted Continuance After Doctor's Unexpected Change in Opinion | 11/08/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer should have been granted a continuance after its medical expert expressed an unforeseen change in opinion shortly before the scheduled hearing on a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Expansion of Worker's Claim to Include Depression Didn't Increase His Loss of Earning Capacity | 10/31/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to an increase in his loss of wage-earning capacity after his claim was expanded to include his depression diagnosis. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Faces Civil Liability for Fatal Shooting | 10/18/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer can face civil liability for the death of an employee who was shot at work by a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Doesn't Waive Subrogation Claim | 10/15/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a ruling that an employer had waived its subrogation claim for the benefits it paid to an injured worker in a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Enlyte Launches Physical Medicine Network | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Enlyte on Thursday announced the launch of Apricus Physical Medicine, a network for rehabilitation services, including occupational therapy and physical therapy. ...Read More | |||
