Workers' Compensation News
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No Civil Remedy for Injured Inmate | 08/14/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an inmate injured while participating in a prison-sponsored work program could not pursue a civil suit against the correctional officers and construction workers allegedly responsible for his fall into a trench. ...Read More | |||
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No Permanent Disability Benefits for Worker With Head Injury | 08/13/2019 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of permanent disability benefits to a worker for a head injury, finding he had no impairment or loss of earning capacity. ...Read More | |||
| Non-Subscribing Employer Had No Liability to Worker Injured after Truck Struck Live Power Line | 08/09/2019 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a non-subscribing employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured truck driver’s negligence claims alleging a failure to supervise and warn him of the risk of injury from raising his trailer underneath a live power line. ...Read More | |||
| No Benefits for Worker Fired for Refusing to Accept Full-Duty Post | 08/08/2019 | ||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent partial disability benefits after she was fired from her job for refusing to perform a full-duty assignment. Case: Hayes v. Howard Industries Inc., No. 2018-WC-01160-COA, 08/06/2019...Read More | |||
| No Prejudicial Error from Evidence of Settlement, Lien in Third Party Tort Suit | 08/08/2019 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a jury’s award of $750,000 in damages to a truck driver for injuries from an on-the-job motor vehicle accident, finding no prejudicial error from the admission of evidence of his employer’s workers’ compensation lien or his claim settlement...Read More | |||
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NCCI's Antonello Joins Employers as EVP, Chief Actuary | 08/07/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employers Holdings Inc. has hired Katherine Antonello as its executive vice president and chief actuary. ...Read More | |||
| No TTD for Employee who Voluntarily Quit Job after Being Cleared to Return | 08/05/2019 | ||
| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits after he was able to return to his former position and then quit for personal reasons. Case: Coe v. Pueblo of Sandia, No. A-1-CA-36457, 07/30/2019, unpubli...Read More | |||
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No Supplemental PTD for Worker Past Age 62 | 08/02/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned an award of supplemental permanent total disability benefits to a worker after he turned 62 over a question of Social Security eligibility. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Ex-NFL Player With Head Trauma | 08/01/2019 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former pro football defensive lineman is not due workers' compensation benefits for head injuries because the statute of limitations had passed, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Releases 2019 Regulatory and Legislative Trends Report | 08/01/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance released its 2019 Regulatory and Legislative Trends report detailing developments affecting workers’ compensation systems throughout the country. ...Read More | |||
