Workers' Compensation News
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Subcontractor's Insurance Carrier Has Duty to Defend Contractor in Labor Law Action | 11/04/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the insurance carrier for a self-employed subcontractor was liable for the defense of the general contractor from a Labor Law action. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Increase in Worker's Permanent Impairment Rating | 11/04/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the modification of a worker’s permanent impairment rating from 41% to 46%. ...Read More | |||
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Second Injury Fund Liabilities Drop to $210 Million | 11/03/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The estimated unfunded liability for Florida’s second injury fund fell to $210 million in the most recent fiscal year from $226 million at the same point last year. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Worker With Slip-and Fall Claim | 11/02/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a maintenance foreman for his alleged injuries from a workplace slip-and-fall. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Mine Worker With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 11/01/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a mine worker was not entitled to benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome. Case:...Read More | |||
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State COVID Emergency Expires; Workplace Safety Protocols Still in Place | 11/01/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Washington state COVID-19 emergency orders put in place by Gov. Jay Inslee during the pandemic ended Monday, and the state’s Department of Labor and Industries released a statement saying, “[E]mployers must continue taking precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.” ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says JCC Properly Accepted Opinion of Expert Medical Adviser | 10/31/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims properly appointed an expert medical adviser and split on the issue of whether the judge properly accepted the physician’s opinion. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim, Denial of Reopening | 10/31/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the closure of an injured worker's claim and the denial of her request to reopen it. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Orders Further Proceedings on Mine Worker's Entitlement to Additional Benefits | 10/28/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that further proceedings are necessary in a worker’s claim for additional temporary total disability benefits and for the addition of compensable conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Injured Nurse's Request to Add Conditions to Claim | 10/27/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an injured nurse was not entitled to expand the scope of her claim and that her claim for temporary total disability benefits was properly closed. ...Read More | |||
