Workers' Compensation News
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No Tort Remedy for Firefighter Run Over by Water Truck | 04/21/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A federal firefighter who was run over by a water truck while she was sleeping cannot pursue a tort claim because of a California statute that immunizes local fire districts and their employees, the 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Injured While Walking Back to Training Class Was in Course of Employment | 04/19/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court decided that a nurse was entitled to workers' compensation benefits for injuries sustained while falling on the way back from her car during a training session. ...Read More | |||
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No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Teacher With PTSD | 04/18/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a teacher was not entitled to accidental disability retirement benefits for her post-traumatic stress disorder following three incidents in which she was assaulted by students with special needs. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Contractor's Duty to Indemnify Landowner for Labor Law Claim | 04/13/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a contractor’s obligation to indemnify a landowner for a worker’s Labor Law claim was not something that could be determined on summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Volunteer Firefighter Injured in Scuffle With Colleague | 04/12/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a volunteer firefighter was not entitled to benefits for a traumatic brain injury he suffered after wrestling with a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker's Fall From Roof of Garage | 04/12/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from the roof of a garage. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Failed to Prove Injuries From Alleged Hostility of Coworkers | 04/11/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a nurse was not entitled to benefits for her alleged psychological injuries from the hostility she encountered from coworkers after she was wrongfully terminated and then reinstated to her position. ...Read More | |||
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No TTD for Worker Fired for Misconduct Pre-Dating Her Injury | 04/10/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits for injuries from a workplace fall that occurred after the employer had made the decision to terminate her for misconduct unrelated to her accident. ...Read More | |||
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Number of Opioid Task Forces Keeps Growing With Addition of N.C. Comp Panel | 03/31/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The national opioid crisis has sparked a proliferation of opioid task forces, some specific to workers’ comp and others with a broader focus, raising questions about whether all the panels are needed. ...Read More | |||
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Nuances for Proposed Formulary Prompt Call for DWC to Delay Implementation | 03/29/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s formulary should fast track approval of nearly one-third of the drugs currently dispensed to injured workers when it goes into effect. ...Read More | |||
