Workers' Compensation News
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WC Prosecutor Elevated to Judge Post | 06/24/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The official in charge of prosecuting many workers' compensation fraud cases in New York is now a judge on the state Court of Claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Proceed With Personal Injury Claim for Parking Lot Fall | 06/21/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court found a third-party contractor was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a personal injury claim because it owed no duty of care to an injured worker, and the worker failed to raise a triable issue of fact. ...Read More | |||
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WC Board Offers Ed Conferences on New Formulary, Rules and Laws | 06/21/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| With new laws, new rules and a new drug formulary this year, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board has decided to hold educational and training conferences around the state this summer. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Posts Slides From Annual Conference | 06/20/2019 | ||
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted to the internet slides from the annual conference it held last week in San Francisco. Presentations during the conference covered financial trends and regional differences in the state’s workers’ comp...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Fall Claim | 06/19/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall through a duct. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Fall at Home Constituted Accident in Course of Employment | 06/19/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who fell while working from home suffered an injury in the course of her employment, but a triable question remains as to the cause of the accident. ...Read More | |||
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Walters Starts Reform Talk | 06/18/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Veteran Sacramento reporter Dan Walters suggested unions will be partnering with providers and possibly attorneys to draft California’s next workers’ compensation reform. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Failed to Establish Good Cause for Delay in Reporting Injury | 06/18/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim based on his failure to report the injury within 90 days. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Proposing to Reorganize Rules of Procedure | 06/17/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is planning to reorganize its Rules of Practice and Procedure, and is seeking comments from system users about other changes that it should consider. ...Read More | |||
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Worker May Proceed With Suit Against Canada | 06/14/2019 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court this week ruled that the Government of Canada was subject to suit by an injured consulate employee under the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
