Workers' Compensation News
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Senate Passes Religious Exemption Bill | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow members of certain religious sects to opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim, Receive Additional Benefits | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of a worker’s request to expand her claim, collect additional benefits and receive additional medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Plumber for Shoulder Injury | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a plumber for an alleged shoulder injury where he initially failed to disclose a car accident between his alleged date of injury and the date he sought treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Statue of Limitations Bars Injured Worker's Malpractice Action Against Former Attorney | 01/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s malpractice action against his former attorney as time-barred. Cas...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Factory Worker's Claim for Sinus Issues | 01/23/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the denial of a factory worker’s claim that her industrial exposure caused her to develop sinusitis. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court to Address Posthumous Specific Loss Benefits | 01/18/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will address whether specific loss benefits should be limited posthumously to workers who die because of a cause unrelated to the work injury. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Dismissal Upheld in Worker's Gross Negligence Claim Against Colleagues | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against three co-workers, finding he failed to establish that his injuries were due to their gross negligence. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says DCBS Director May Address Billing Dispute for Services Unrelated to Comp Claim | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has the authority to address a medical billing dispute over services that were not causally related to an injured worker’s accepted claim. ...Read More | |||
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SCOTUS Won't Review Decision Finding LHWCA Doesn't Preclude Asbestos Claim | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to review a decision finding that the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act didn’t preempt a state-law damages claim for asbestos exposure against a maritime employer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Commissioner Didn't Abuse Discretion in Excluding Expert Reports | 01/09/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the workers' compensation commissioner did not commit an abuse of discretion in excluding an injured worker's expert reports from evidence. ...Read More | |||
