Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Worker for Mold Exposure Claim | 07/02/2020 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a grocery store worker on his claim of injury from workplace exposure to mold. Case:...Read More | |||
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Senate Approves Liability Protection but Removes COVID-19 Presumption for Workers | 07/02/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Senate on Tuesday approved a plan to give businesses and health care providers temporary immunity from lawsuits during the COVID-19 crisis, but a benefits presumption for essential workers was removed from the bill. ...Read More | |||
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Staffing Service Employee Can't Proceed With Tort Claim | 07/01/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that the terms of a staffing service employee’s agreement bar his tort claim against a client. Ca...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Codify Governor's COVID Presumption | 06/30/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate passed a bill that would codify the COVID-19 presumption Gov. Gavin Newsom created through an executive order. The S...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Orders Retrial Due to Evidentiary Errors | 06/29/2020 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Dakota Supreme Court overturned a jury’s verdict in favor of an injured worker on her bad-faith claim, finding the trial judge had erred in excluding evidence of an attorney’s legal advice. ...Read More | |||
| State Postpones Medical Treatment Guidelines Until Jan. 1 | 06/26/2020 | ||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two years in the making, Kentucky's new medical treatment guidelines will be delayed another few months because of the coronavirus pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Increases Sanction on Attorney for Failing to Safeguard Settlement | 06/25/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court extended the length of time a disbarred attorney has to wait before seeking readmission as a sanction for his failure to safeguard an incarcerated client’s workers’ compensation settlement funds. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Won't Revive Tort Claim Over Drowning Death at Refinery | 06/25/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court declined review of an intentional tort action against a refinery owner and contractor based on a worker’s drowning. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Overturns Dismissal of Widow's FELA Claim | 06/25/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals revived a widow’s claim against her husband’s employer, finding the trial judge had committed an abuse of discretion in refusing to allow her to belatedly amend her complaint. ...Read More | |||
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Senator Amends Presumption Bill to Mimic Governor's EO; Businesses Worry About Increased Costs​ | 06/23/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| California lawmakers last week took steps that would head off any efforts to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order creating a COVID-19 presumption by inserting similar provisions when amending a Senate bill. ...Read More | |||
