Workers' Compensation News
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Newsom Says Indoor Heat Safety Rules Too Expensive for Prisons | 04/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Correctional officers and other workers are likely to be left out of the new indoor heat standards California workplace safety regulators are reportedly scrambling to implement before summer starts after a last-minute objection from the governor's office over the cost of bringing prisons into...Read More | |||
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Notice of Intent to Contest Claim Must Be Delivered Within 28-Day Window | 04/25/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a finding that an employer was precluded from contesting a worker’s claims for injury because the company did not timely file a notice of intent to do so. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claims | 04/23/2024 | |
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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 any of his Labor Law claims and that the defendant was entitled to have one claim partially dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker With Alleged Psych Injury From Altercation With Colleague | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a psychological injury following an altercation with a co-worker. ...Read More | |||
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No TTD for Worker Laid Off During COVID-19 Pandemic | 04/02/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for temporary total disability benefits after he was laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Amazon Employee Allegedly Injured by 'Stampede' of Bus Passengers | 04/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to an Amazon employee for her alleged injuries from a “stampede” of passengers “desperate” to board a crowded public bus at the end of a workday. ...Read More | |||
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No SLU Award for Worker Because of Deficiencies in Medical Opinions | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award because the medical opinions did not consider his carpal tunnel diagnosis or whether the condition was related to his wrist injury. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Influence of Wage on TD Duration Depends on Claimant Age | 03/27/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said that though high-wage earners typically have longer temporary disability duration than low-wage earners, the influence of pay on TD duration depends on the injured worker's age. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Committee to Discuss ALJ Applicants | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee has set a special meeting for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to consider potential nominations for a vacant administrative law judge position. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for University Employee Who Fell During Overnight Stay on Campus | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a university employee for his injuries from a fall that occurred during an overnight stay on campus due to inclement weather. ...Read More | |||
