Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Worker Who Resigned Didn't Lose Entitlement to TTD | 11/28/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s voluntary abandonment of her time-of-injury position to accept a new job does not bar her from receiving temporary total disability benefits for the time she was unable to work because of the injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Worker Can Reopen PD Claim While Another Is Pending | 11/21/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a permanent disability claim can be reopened when another permanent disability claim is pending. ...Read More | |||
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Study Suggests Meds Management Better Than Therapy for Chronic Pain | 11/21/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A study on chronic lower back pain among veterans who have been taking opioids long term found that targeted management of medication resulted in better outcomes when compared with cognitive behavioral therapy, but that the results did not give a clear indication of which approach is better. ...Read More | |||
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State Legislators Aim to Extend Benefits to National Guard on Border Duty | 11/16/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas lawmakers want to designate National Guardsmen at the Mexican border as first responders to ensure they receive certain workers' compensation benefits if injured or killed in the line of duty. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Willful Injury Exception Applies to Statutory Employers | 11/15/2022 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the “willful or unprovoked physical aggression” exception to the exclusive remedy rule applies equally to direct and statutory employers. ...Read More | |||
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Survey: Workplace Injuries and Illness Slowed in 2021 | 11/11/2022 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Minnesota workers were a little safer on the job last year, as the rate of injured or sick employees ticked lower from 2020. The U.S. Bureau of...Read More | |||
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State, Financial Group Reach Settlement Benefitting Workers | 11/10/2022 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Pre-settlement funding for injured claimants under the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Act is officially lawful, according to state Attorney General Lynn Fitch. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker With Injuries From Scaffold Collapse | 11/09/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a scaffold collapse. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Orders Further Factual Findings on Worker's Claim of Aggravation Injury | 11/08/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of a worker’s claim for aggravation of a preexisting shoulder condition. Case:...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Overturned in Board Dispute With Group Self-Insurance Trust Members | 11/08/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to the Workers’ Compensation Board in a breach of contract dispute with some of the former members of a defunct group self-insurance trust. ...Read More | |||
