Workers' Compensation News
| State OSHA Holding Construction Safety Conference | 12/01/2023 | ||
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| Oregon’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced a two-day training conference in January that will provide safety training for workers in the residential, commercial and industrial construction industries. The Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit in January will addre...Read More | |||
| SAIF Working on Bill to Criminalize Employer Fraud | 11/30/2023 | ||
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| Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is developing a legislative proposal that would facilitate criminal prosecution of employers that engage in workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
| Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Loss-of-Use Benefits to Worker with Limited Use of Hand | 11/28/2023 | ||
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| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of loss-of-use benefits to a worker with significant limitations to the functional use of his hand. ...Read More | |||
| Suit Against Non-Subscribing Employer Constitutes Action to Collect Comp Benefits | 11/28/2023 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a suit against a nonsubscribing employer constitutes "an action to collect workers' compensation benefits under the workers' compensation law” for purposes of designating a responsible third party. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Claim | 11/22/2023 | |
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| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim based upon allegedly incorrect information. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Worker Injured While Making Delivery for Employer | 11/15/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for his knee injury that happened while making a delivery for his employer, since there was no causal connection between his work and the injury. ...Read More | |||
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Survey: Injury and Illness Rate Increased in 2022 | 11/09/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry on Wednesday announced that the estimated workplace injury and illness rate for 2022 increased slightly from that of 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Award for Injured Pipe Fitter | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured pipe fitter. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Back Issues | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for his claimed injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Back Issues | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for her injury claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
