Workers' Compensation News
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Property Owners, Architect Not Liable for Labor Law Claims | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owners of a private residence and their architect were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law and negligence claims against them by an injured employee of a general contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Pension Offset Not Available When Retiree Gets Hurt After Returning to Work | 08/26/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a pension offset is not available when the retiree returns to work for a former employer on a part-time basis and suffers an injury in the course of the new round of employment. ...Read More | |||
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Penalties by Office of Risk Management Not Subject to Review by Office of Administrative Hearings | 08/19/2024 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The District of Columbia’s highest court ruled that the Office of Administrative Hearings lacks authority to review penalty calculations by the Office of Risk Management. ...Read More | |||
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Preferred Employers Insurance Promotes Stephanie Graham to VP of Claims | 07/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers’ compensation carrier Preferred Employers Insurance announced the promotion of Stephanie Graham to vice president of claims. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Statutory Construction, Definition of 'Injury' | 07/24/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel rejected a constitutional challenge to the statutory construction requirements for the state Workers’ Compensation Law and the statutory definition of an injury. ...Read More | |||
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Past President of CAAA Calls Comp System Outdated | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 6 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A past president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association called on lawmakers to fix what he called an outdated workers’ compensation system to ensure that injured workers receive timely medical care and adequate indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer's Retirement Not Related to Prior On-Duty Injuries | 07/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a police officer’s retirement was voluntary and not caused by his prior duty-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Proportion of Payments for Medical, Indemnity Benefits Holds Steady | 07/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported that the proportion of total loss payments going to indemnity benefits and medical treatment was unchanged in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Bars Worker's Claim for Damages | 06/21/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court determined that the Privette doctrine entitled the defendants in a civil suit to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for injuries from a fall from a ladder inside a jet fuel tank. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Requires Summary Dismissal of Injured Worker's Claims | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided California appellate court ruled that a building owner and a manager should have been granted summary judgment under the Privette doctrine, dismissing an injured worker’s claims against them. ...Read More | |||
