Workers' Compensation News
Supreme Court Upholds Awards to Workers With Leukemia From Benzene Exposure | 02/17/2023 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court issued two opinions upholding awards to chemical plant employees who developed leukemia after being exposed to benzene at work. ...Read More | |||
Study Claims State Provided 'Very Modest' Support for Workers With COVID-19 | 02/16/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
New York’s workers’ compensation system provided only limited support for essential workers who contracted COVID-19, according to an abstract of a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. ...Read More | |||
Self-Insured Employer Can't Get Reimbursement of Salary Payments to Disabled Retiree | 02/15/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a self-insured municipal employer that continued to pay an injured firefighter his full salary after his duty disability retirement could not be reimbursed from his workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
Senate Confirms Blissenbach as Commissioner of Labor and Industry | 02/14/2023 | ||
State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Minnesota Senate on Monday confirmed the appointment of Nicole Blissenbach as commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry. ...Read More | |||
Second Bill Allowing Child Support From Comp Benefits Introduced | 02/10/2023 | ||
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Maryland lawmakers have filed follow-up legislation to a bill introduced last month that would subject workers’ compensation benefits to child support arrearages. ...Read More | |||
Study: Medical Marijuana Pain Patients Reduce Opioid Dependence | 02/06/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Chronic pain patients in New York were able to cut down on their use of prescription opioids when switching to medical marijuana, according to a study by the American Medical Association and published on the JAMA Network Open. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Back Injury | 02/06/2023 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for his claimed back injury. Case:...Read More | |||
Split Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Claim for Neck Injury | 02/03/2023 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that further proceedings are necessary to determine if a worker’s neck injury was compensable, given her preexisting neck problems. ...Read More | |||
Study: Apprentice Plumbers Have Lower Rates of Injuries | 02/03/2023 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Journey-level plumbers who underwent apprenticeship training had fewer industrial injuries and workers’ compensation claims than their colleagues with no apprenticeship training, according to a study out of Washington state. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Revives Worker's Request to Expand Scope of Claim | 02/02/2023 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court revived a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include additional knee conditions. Cas...Read More | |||