Workers' Compensation News
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Safety Agency Says Solar Panel Company Repeatedly Puts Workers at Risk of Falls | 08/08/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined a solar panel installer for repeatedly exposing workers to the risk of falling from rooftops. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker With 95% PPD | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits even though he had received permanent partial disability awards from multiple claims that totaled 95%. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Coal Miner's Claim of Injuries From Fall | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a coal miner’s claim of injury from a fall. Case: Saunders v. ACN...Read More | |||
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Summary Dismissal Upheld in Worker's Request for Loss-of-Use Award | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s attempt to appeal the denial of his motion for a loss-of-use award. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Affirms 0% PPD Award for Health Care Worker | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was entitled to a 0% permanent partial disability award. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim. Case: Murphy v. ACNR Resour...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Authorization for MRI | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the authorization of an updated magnetic resonance imaging scan of a worker’s lumbar spine. Cas...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker Overturned; Defendants Get Partial Dismissal of Claims | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that the defendants were entitled to the partial dismissal of the claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Dismissal of Worker's Claims | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Janitor's Knee Injury Claim | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a janitor’s claim of injury to her knee. Case: Smith v. Constellium US H...Read More | |||
