Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Struck by Pipe Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker’s Labor Law claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Estranged Husband Gets Death Benefits for Her Fatal Overdose | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of death benefits for a fatal prescription drug overdose saying evidence in the record was equivocal regarding whether the death was accidental or the injured worker committed suicide. ...Read More | |||
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Worker who Fell from Cement Truck Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/04/2024 | |
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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 based on his injuries from a fall from a cement truck. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Reappointment | 11/04/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is seeking public comment regarding the reappointment of Judge Ned Fuller to a five-year term. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB C&R Committee Meeting Nov. 12 | 11/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Classification and Rating Committee is meeting Nov. 12. Co...Read More | |||
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WCS Opens Registration for Training Webinars | 11/01/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section opened registration for free online training classes that will be held in January. Th...Read More | |||
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Worker Failed to Prove Injuries from Alleged Assault by Colleague | 10/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for injuries from an alleged assault by a coworker. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Failed to Link Fall at Home to Prior Work-Related Ankle Injury | 10/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to establish her injuries from a fall at home were related to an ankle injury from an on-the-job accident which occurred over 20 years earlier. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Exacerbation of PTSD From Job Stress | 10/28/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for the exacerbation of her preexisting psychological condition by alleged workplace stress. ...Read More | |||
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Worker, Defendant Get Summary Judgment on Claims | 10/25/2024 | |
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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 on his Labor Law claim and that the defendant was entitled to summary judgment on its third-party indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
