Workers' Compensation News
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No Summary Judgment for Worker With Eye Injury From Falling Debris | 05/12/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claims for injuries from being struck in the eye by falling debris. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Premium Up Slightly in 2021, Another Year of Consistent and Strong Results | 05/11/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Net written premium increased slightly in 2021 as the workers’ compensation industry enjoyed another year of consistent, stable and strong results, according to figures presented Tuesday at the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s Annual Insights Symposium. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for Officer With PTSD From Fatal Shooting | 05/10/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a police officer involved in a fatal shooting was not entitled to duty disability benefits, but he was entitled to an ordinary retirement pension because his post-traumatic stress disorder rendered him unfit to serve in his former position. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Alleged Neck Injury to Patrolman Hurt in Pursuit of Suspect | 05/09/2022 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a patrolman’s claim that his neck issues were related to injuries from falling while chasing a suspect. ...Read More | |||
| New Employees Account for More Than a Third of Workplace Injuries | 05/03/2022 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Thirty-five percent of workplace injuries occur during a worker’s first year on the job, regardless of age or experience, according to a report released Monday by Travelers Cos. Inc. ...Read More | |||
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No SLU Award for Injured Corrections Officer | 05/02/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured corrections officer was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award. Case: ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment in Labor Law Dispute Over Worker's Fall From Ladder | 04/27/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that summary judgment was properly denied in a Labor Law dispute over a worker’s fall from a ladder. C...Read More | |||
| NCCI Provides Medical Trends Dashboard, COVID Claims Stats | 04/20/2022 | ||
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| The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Tuesday announced its updated Medical Indicators & Trends dashboard, providing workers' compensation stakeholders access to comp claim data collected from 39 jurisdictions through the third quarter of 2021, including COVID-19 information....Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Allegedly Struck by Steel Beam | 04/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim from being struck by a steel beam. ...Read More | |||
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Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Injured Worker to Arbitrate Claim | 04/20/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a nonsubscribing employer could compel its injured employee to arbitrate his claim pursuant to its benefit plan, even after participating in discovery and other pretrial events. ...Read More | |||
