Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Overturns Finding That Injured Worker Doesn't Qualify as Employee | 08/13/2024 | |
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| The District of Columbia’s highest court overturned a finding that an injured worker was not an employee within the meaning of the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Holds That Commission Did Not Err in Assessment of Worker's Credibility | 08/08/2024 | |
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| Although the Idaho Industrial Commission erred in several credibility findings, the remainder of its determinations finding that an injured worker was not a reliable witness were supported by substantial and competent evidence, the state’s high court said in affirming the denial of benefits...Read More | |||
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High Court Suspends Attorney for Nine Months | 07/30/2024 | |
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| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals suspended for nine months an attorney with a long disciplinary history. Nelson Gonzalez i...Read More | |||
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High Court: Prop. 22 Doesn't Infringe on Lawmakers' Authority to Create Comp System | 07/26/2024 | |
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| The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that voters did not infringe on the unlimited authority of state lawmakers to create a workers’ compensation system when they approved a ballot initiative that classified drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as contractors who are genera...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Additional Treatment, Benefits for Injured Field Engineer | 07/23/2024 | |
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| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional treatment and benefits to a field engineer for her left foot and ankle complaints. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Splits on IRE Doctor's Ability to Consider Conditions Not Listed on NCP | 07/19/2024 | |
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| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court split on whether a physician should be limited to assigning an impairment rating only for accepted work-related injuries, but it doesn't change a decision allowing the doctor to consider additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Questions Viability of Defense Based on Worker's Failure to Disclose Prior Injury | 07/12/2024 | |
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| The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, but it questioned the continued viability of its case law allowing an employer to base its defense on a worker's failure to disclose a prior injury. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner's Company Not Liable for Worker's Injuries | 07/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a company partially owned by an individual serving as the general contractor on a construction project at his private residence was not liable for a worker’s injuries sustained in the course of the project. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Amended MDMA Therapy Bill for First Responders | 06/13/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday passed an amended bill requiring instead of allowing the use of the drug commonly known as ecstasy to treat first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing Date Set for WCIRB Pure Premium Rate Filing | 05/08/2024 | |
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| The California Department of Insurance set a virtual public hearing on June 6 to consider the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Sept. 1 pure premium rate filing. ...Read More | |||
