Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Gets SLU Award | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a schedule loss of use award. Case: Matter of Romero v. Akorn Inc., ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker With 2 Designated Doctors Can't Demand 2 Panels to Select Replacements | 09/25/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an injured worker who had two designated doctors and demanded a second panel of physicians was entitled to only one. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Offers EDI Training | 09/12/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is offering electronic data interchange training. The EDI Claims...Read More | |||
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Insurer Can Offset Injured Mail Carrier's Recovery of UIM Benefits | 09/10/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that in an action by an insured against an automobile insurance provider for underinsured motorist benefits, the carrier does not need to assert a request to reduce damages by the amount that the insured has recovered. ...Read More | |||
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Independent Contractor Gets Benefits for Injuries From Trucking Accident | 09/10/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an independent contractor was entitled to benefits from a trucking company and a transportation broker for his injuries from a crash. ...Read More | |||
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Initial Filing of PFB Doesn't Toll Statute of Limitations After Voluntary Dismissal of Claims | 09/05/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that if an employee voluntarily dismisses his petition for benefits before the employer’s acceptance of compensability or the adjudication of any entitlement, the initial filing does not toll the statute of limitations. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC: Documentary Evidence Must Be in Paper Form | 08/27/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission said in an email that the state's rules of evidence apply to its proceedings and that all documentary evidence must be submitted in paper form. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Who Rejected Job Offer Still Gets TTD | 08/25/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits despite rejecting an accommodation job offer. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Firefighter's Lack of Credibility Supports Denial of Duty-Disability Pension Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter due to his lack of credibility. Case: ...Read More | |||
