Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Injured in Ramp Mishap Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 02/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim arising from an alleged mishap on a plywood ramp. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Knocked Unconscious by Falling Ladder Gets Summary Judgment | 02/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker knocked unconscious by a falling ladder was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Reports Increase in Lump-Sum Settlements After Reforms | 02/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute reported an increase in lump-sum settlements after New York lawmakers adopted reforms in 2007. About...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Update to Fee Schedule Rules | 01/30/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division promulgated proposed rules to update fee schedules for 2025 and tweak requirements for managed care organizations. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Not Entitled to Summary Judgment | 01/30/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Ca...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Unguarded Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment | 01/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from an unguarded scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Evidence Calls Own Credibility Into Question, Requiring Reversal of Summary Judgment | 01/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s claim, finding that his evidence called his own credibility into question and gave rise to a triable issue of fact. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Doesn't Get Increase in Disability Award | 01/23/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered mental and physical injuries from a fall from a scissor lift, but his mental health condition was not permanent, so he was not entitled to an increase in his disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Roof Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a roof. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Study Explores Lifecycle of Claim | 01/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute on Thursday released a new study offering an in-depth look at the lifecycle of a work comp claim in New York. ...Read More | |||
