Workers' Compensation News
| No Schedule Loss of Use Benefits for Worker Whose Vision Loss Stemmed from Brain Injury | 09/16/2022 | ||
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of a worker’s application for scheduled loss of vision compensation since his loss of vision was not attributable to damage to the structure or function of his eyes, but to a loss of brain function. ...Read More | |||
| Newsom Signs Bills Creating Heat Study Group | 09/13/2022 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a bill creating an advisory committee to study the effects of extreme heat on workers, businesses and the state economy. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Former State Trooper Battling Alcoholism, PTSD, Depression | 09/09/2022 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a former state trooper battling alcoholism, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim for Fall From Scaffold | 11/03/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s motion for summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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No Disability Retirement Pension for Zoning Inspector Injured in Car Accident | 09/02/2022 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a circuit court judge was required to affirm the denial of a worker’s claim for a service-connected disability pension. ...Read More | |||
| New Law Limits Work-From-Home Injuries in Comp | 09/01/2022 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A first-of-its-kind law in Ohio gives employees who work from home parameters for what constitutes a work-related injury outside of the employer’s physical domain, an issue that has been raised in courtrooms across the country with varying results. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Partial Amputation of Diabetic Firefighter's Foot | 08/29/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for the partial amputation of a diabetic firefighter’s foot after he developed an infection in a blister caused by his work. ...Read More | |||
| NCCI Proposes 8.4% Comp Rate Decrease | 08/29/2022 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Wednesday filed its recommendation for an 8.4% rate level decrease for workers’ compensation, effective Jan. 1, 2023. ...Read More | |||
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No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Injured High School Teacher | 08/26/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the denial of an injured teacher’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Appoints Joe Capurro to WCAB | 08/19/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 9 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Joe Capurro, past president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
