Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Worker Injured During Lunchtime Car Accident With Supervisor | 05/27/2020 | |
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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 benefits for his injuries from a car accident that occurred while he was headed out to lunch with his supervisor. ...Read More | |||
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New York Adds Code for COVID-19 Testing; Nebraska Resumes In-Person Hearings | 05/27/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| From testing reimbursement to hearing rules, Eastern states continue to make changes to manage the requirements of the coronavirus pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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No Additional Benefits, Treatment for Worker With Injury From Flu Shot | 05/26/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional benefits or treatment for an injury that resulted from her receipt of a flu shot. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Who Claimed PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury | 05/26/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a construction worker for his claim that he had suffered a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder because of an on-the-job fall. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes COVID-19 Rules | 05/26/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance filed proposed rule changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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No Liability for Ship Owner's Failure to Guard Against Open, Obvious Hazard | 05/22/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, a federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not assert a viable claim against a shipowner for an open and obvious hazard. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Despite Employer's Admission of Neck Injury | 05/21/2020 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker is not entitled to benefits for a neck injury, even though his employer admitted he suffered an injury. ...Read More | |||
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NCOSH Names 12 Companies as Most Dangerous Organizations for Workers | 05/19/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A national worker safety group has released its "Dirty Dozen" report for 2020, naming employers and trade associations that it says have failed to protect workers from injuries and deaths, including those from COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse's COVID-19 Death Could Pave Way for Compensability, Despite No Presumption | 05/18/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The family of a Kansas City nurse who died from COVID-19 is hoping that the woman's plight will force Missouri and other states to expand presumption rules for sickened health care workers. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Self-Employed Truck Driver Injured by Fireworks | 05/18/2020 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a denial of workers' compensation benefits to a self-employed truck driver who was injured by a fireworks explosion. ...Read More | |||
