Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Worker Who Fell During Lunch Break | 03/06/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall while she was leaving her workplace during her regularly scheduled lunch break. ...Read More | |||
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No Maintenance or Wage-Loss Benefits for Worker Who Left Labor Market | 02/27/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court this week ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to maintenance benefits during the time he did not participate in a vocational rehabilitation program or self-directed job search. ...Read More | |||
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NAMSAP Names Executive Committee Members for 2019 | 02/27/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals has selected new executive committee members for 2019. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Retail Worker With Injuries From Knee Twist | 02/27/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld a decision by the Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel to deny benefits to a retail employee for her alleged permanent disability and need for surgery following an incident in which she twisted her knee at work. ...Read More | |||
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No Exclusivity Defense for Company That Disclaimed Employment Relationship With Plaintiff | 02/27/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a defendant in a tort action could not raise a viable defense under the exclusive remedy provision of the state Workers’ Compensation Act, since it had admitted that the plaintiff was an employee of a sister corporation. ...Read More | |||
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No Viable Labor Law Claim for Worker Who Fell From Properly Secured Ladder | 02/26/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker could not assert a viable Labor Law claim for his fall from a properly secured, non-defective ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Nance Returns to Industrial Commission | 02/22/2019 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| She was a deputy commissioner in the 1990s, then a full commissioner until last summer, when she returned to private law practice. Now, Tammy Nance is coming back to the North Carolina Industrial Commission as a deputy commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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New Orlando Football Team Must Practice in Georgia to Get WC Coverage | 02/21/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida does not consider professional athletes to be employees, so the players aren't covered by workers' compensation. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Who Defied Employer's Safety Rule | 02/20/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for an injury that was caused by his deliberate breach of a workplace safety rule. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Benefits for Correctional Officer With Heart Stents | 02/20/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of disability retirement benefits for a correctional officer who worked a substantial amount of overtime and had no medical restrictions after undergoing heart stent surgery. ...Read More | |||
