Workers' Compensation News
| Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Labor Law Claim by Son-in-Law | 06/22/2021 | ||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a homeowner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a lawsuit filed by his son-in-law seeking damages for his injuries from a fall while installing a roof. ...Read More | |||
| PTSD Comp Claims Data Still Limited: Report | 06/22/2021 | ||
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| As state lawmakers in recent years pushed to create post-traumatic stress disorder presumptions for workers compensation compensability of such mental injuries, data continues to be scarce on how much the changes cost payers, according to a new report by the National Council on Compensation Insur...Read More | |||
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Panel Clarifies Process for Determining Date of Worker's Mental Injury | 06/17/2021 | |
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| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel clarified the process for determining the date of a worker’s alleged mental injury. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Gets Probation Following Guilty Plea | 06/15/2021 | |
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| A former police officer in Northern California accused of concealing previous injuries that were relevant to her workers’ compensation claim was ordered to serve one year of probation and pay $6,572 in restitution after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Pandemic Lessons Will Stay Even as COVID-19 Numbers Drop, Defense Attorneys Say | 06/14/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| While some states transition back to normalcy as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to fade, lessons learned from changes to workers’ compensation systems are likely to stay put, a panel of defense attorneys said Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Presiding Judge Lifts Mask Mandate | 05/26/2021 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The presiding judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court on Tuesday signed an administrative order allowing those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to appear without a mask. ...Read More | |||
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Paper: Comorbidities Could Thwart Return Plans for Patients Who Contract Illnesses Like COVID | 05/25/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| While COVID-19 workers’ comp claims have declined in recent months, comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes could complicate return-to-work plans for those who contract COVID-19 and other diseases with long-lasting effects, according to a white paper on the subject. ...Read More | |||
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Producer Trade Group Announces Board Chairman | 05/21/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Insurance producer trade organization Big I New York this week elected Ronald M. Brunell as the chairman of its board for the 2021-22 term. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Doesn't Entitle Property Owner to Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claim | 05/19/2021 | |
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| A California appellate court revived a worker’s suit against a property owner for injuries he sustained when a ladder pulled loose from the side of a building. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Tosses Award for Worker's Gradual Injury | 04/13/2021 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel overturned an award of benefits to a worker for his alleged injuries to his knees over the course of 30 years, since he did not timely inform his former employer of his claim. ...Read More | |||
