Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Benefits After Reopening Claim, but Not Before Filing Motion | 02/27/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to enhanced permanent partial disability benefits upon reopening his claim, but he was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits for the nearly three-year period between the filing of his motion and his surge...Read More | |||
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WCRI Report Inspects Impact of Pandemic on Medical Utilization | 02/26/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute released a new report exploring variations in medical utilization trends during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the age and tenure of workers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Repeated Failure to Comply With Administrative Orders Warrants Dismissal of Claim | 02/26/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim based on his repeated failure to comply with orders from a deputy commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Death From Lung Transplant Complications Not Compensable | 02/25/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s death from complications stemming from a double lung transplant necessitated by his COVID-19 infection was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Writ of Supervisory Review, Award of Fees, Penalties | 02/25/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court granted a supervisory writ of review and determined that an injured worker should have been awarded attorney fees and penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Get Rehearing by Blaming Former Attorney for Evidence Failure | 02/24/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker failed to prove entitlement to reconsideration or full board review by casting blame on his former attorney for failing to provide evidence at the initial board hearing. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD After Medical Release | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for a neck injury after he was released to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Refusal of Light Duty Doesn't Warrant Denial of Benefits | 02/18/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation erred in denying a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits after he refused a light-duty position because of his underlying health issues during the COVID-19 pande...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets TTD for Aggravation of Compensable Leg Injury | 02/14/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a worker’s award of temporary total disability benefits after he aggravated a compensable leg injury. ...Read More | |||
