Workers' Compensation News
| Supreme Court Clarifies Appellate Jurisdiction when Defendant Appeals Denial of Claim of Immunity | 06/22/2021 | ||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an appellate court does not have jurisdiction to review a denial of summary judgment based solely on the fact that the denial involved a defendant’s claim of immunity under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Senator Removes Age, Genetic Characteristics from Apportionment Discrimination Bill | 06/21/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker las week amended a bill to eliminate language that would have prohibited apportioning permanent disability to non-industrial causes based on a worker’s age or genetic characteristics. ...Read More | |||
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State Agency Properly Terminates Injured Worker After Expiration of Leave | 06/18/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the termination of a civil servant after she failed to submit medical documentation of her fitness to return to duty at the end of her workers’ compensation leave. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Insured Employer Can Get Reimbursement for VSSR Award | 06/17/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer was entitled to reimbursement for what it paid to an injured employee before the award was overturned by the state Supreme Court. ...Read More | |||
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Sign Language Interpreter Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against School | 06/16/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a woman assigned to provide interpretation services to a deaf student could not maintain a tort suit against the high school for her injuries from a fall in the parking lot. ...Read More | |||
| Safety, Reimbursements in Proposal to Amend Medical Pot Law | 06/16/2021 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Monday introduced legislation that would free workers' compensation insurers or self-insured employers from being required to provide coverage or reimburse the cost of medical marijuana. ...Read More | |||
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Surveillance of Worker Selling Snacks Disproves Claim of Inability to Work | 06/14/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by misrepresenting his capabilities when video surveillance disproved his claim that he was unable to work. ...Read More | |||
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Study: Workers' Comp Claims Jumped 34% in 2020 | 06/11/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Despite the economic fallout during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Department of Insurance says workers’ compensation claims rose 34% last year, according to a recently released s...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Tort Claims | 06/08/2021 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claims for injuries from a hydrogen gas explosion that occurred on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Staph Infection Presumption Measure Heading to Governor | 06/08/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill that would create a rebuttable presumption that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is compensable for firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics. ...Read More | |||
