Workers' Compensation News
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No PTD for Worker Despite Limited Education, Permanent Physical Restrictions | 07/01/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for permanent total disability benefits despite his physical limitations and low academic skills. ...Read More | |||
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NYCIRB Sets Work Comp Forum for Sept. 14 | 06/25/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board is holding its 2021 Workers’ Compensation Forum virtually on Sept. 14. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: $260M in Incurred COVID Losses for 2020 | 06/24/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it has observed $260 million of case-incurred COVID-19 workers’ compensation losses among insured employers in the jurisdictions where it provides ratemaking services for the 2020 accident year. ...Read More | |||
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New Mexico AG Asks to File Amicus Supporting CIC in Battle With Golden State Regulators | 06/15/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An out-of-state attorney general has asked to file an amicus brief in support of a California carrier suing Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara for securing a conservation plan and blocking a merger the insurer planned with its sister company in New Mexico. ...Read More | |||
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No PTD Benefits for Worker Who Had 9 Back Surgeries | 06/15/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to a writ of mandamus ordering the Industrial Commission to vacate its order denying her request for permanent total disability compensation. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured While Escaping Fire | 06/11/2021 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for his injuries from jumping out of a second-story window to escape a fire while off duty. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Allegedly Struck by Falling Power Cord | 06/08/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a glazier was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on alleged injuries from being struck by a falling power cord. ...Read More | |||
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No Apportionment of Worker's Disability Between Work Accident, Car Crash | 06/08/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker’s disability could not be apportioned between a work-related accident and a prior car accident. ...Read More | |||
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No Lost Wage Benefits for Worker Suffering From Lead Exposure | 06/07/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker suffering from disabilities related to industrial lead exposure. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Reports Cover Burn Injuries, COVID Court Cases | 06/07/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance released reports covering burn injuries and court cases involving claims for COVID-19. The ...Read More | |||
