Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fails to Link Amputation of Leg to Prior Work Accident | 10/23/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove the amputation of his leg was related to his injuries from a fall in 2006. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Posts Guidance on New Claims Administrator Law | 10/23/2024 | |
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| The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section posted a sheet of answers to frequently asked questions about new requirements for claims administrators. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Finds Medical Payments 10% Below Median in Golden State | 10/21/2024 | |
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| The Workers Compensation Research Institute reports that average medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median of a 17-state study. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Labor Law Claim Dismissed; Defendant's Indemnification Claim Revived | 10/18/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim and revived a defendant’s third-party indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 10/17/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Motorized Bicycles After Happy Hour Event Gets Benefits | 10/16/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from being struck by two motorized bicycles after he left a happy hour event. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Increased PPD Award | 10/15/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment for Labor Law Claim Based on Painting Accident | 10/11/2024 | |
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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 for his injuries from a falling while painting a bathroom. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Link Concussion Claim to Actions of Child Tapping Head | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a school worker’s claim of injury from a child tapping her on the head. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets No Referral for Evaluation of Noncompensable Condition | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a referral to a neurosurgeon for evaluation of a condition that had not been accepted as compensable in a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
