Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Machine Operator With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 10/13/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to an equipment operator for his carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Neurosurgery Referral for Worker With Thoracic Spine Issues | 10/12/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of a neurosurgery referral to a worker complaining of thoracic spine issues. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Nurse's Disc Herniation Wasn't From Compensable Back Injury | 10/11/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a nurse failed to prove her disc herniation was a result of a compensable back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Unanimously Denies Benefits to Woman Who Fell at Work | 10/07/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from an on-the-job fall. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Increased Disability Award for Power Plant Worker | 10/06/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a longtime power plant employee was not entitled to an additional permanent partial disability award for his pulmonary issues. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Labor Department's Jurisdiction | 10/05/2022 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Labor has jurisdiction to resolve coverage disputes between employers and insurers and, therefore, to interpret insurance contracts. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Determination on Timeliness of Worker's PTD Application | 10/04/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker timely filed an application for permanent total disability more than five years from when he received his permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Supervisor Can't Be Held Liable for Worker's Death From Heat Stroke | 10/03/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld summary judgment dismissing a family’s claims that a worker’s supervisor was responsible for his death from heat stroke by exposing him to a risk for injury not normally associated with his job. ...Read More | |||
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Study Finds Farm, Construction Worker Injuries Increase With Heat | 09/30/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Oregon State University study found an association with increasing temperatures and increased rates of injury claims that were more pronounced among workers in the agricultural and construction sectors. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds 0% Permanent Partial Disability Award for Worker With Headaches | 09/30/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a clerical worker with persistent headaches following a head injury from a fall. ...Read More | |||
