Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Not Entitled to Relief From Decision She Allegedly Never Received | 07/02/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from a decision rendered after a hearing she did not attend because she had not received the notice. ...Read More | |||
| WCS Announces 10.4% Benefit Increase | 07/02/2024 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported that maximum monthly benefits increased by 10.4% on Monday. The maximum benefit increased to $5,630.43 for the fiscal year that runs through June 30, 2025, from $5,105.95. The WCS reported that the average weekly wage in Neva...Read More | |||
| Worker Failed to Perfect Appeal of Board Decision Denying Request to Reopen Claim | 06/28/2024 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured worker’s request to reopen her claim due to her failure to timely perfect her appeal of the decision of the Board of Industrial Appeals. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall Through Roof | 06/28/2024 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment for his injuries from a fall through the roof of a building he was repairing. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Extends Deadline for Judicial Applications | 06/28/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration extended the deadline to apply for a soon-to-be vacant judicial seat until Aug. 5. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Claim for Injuries From Floor Collapse | 07/01/2024 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling when a section of flooring collapsed beneath him. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured in Fall From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment | 06/27/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Didn't Misrepresent Employment by Failing to Disclose Help for Wife | 06/26/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s failure to disclose his intermittent and uncompensated assistance to his wife at craft shows did not constitute an intentional misrepresentation of his work activities. ...Read More | |||
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Widow's Challenge to Denial of Benefits for COVID Death Reinstated | 06/24/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a widow’s challenge to the denial of her claim for benefits for her husband’s death from COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Occupational Disease, Accidental Injury From Chemical Exposure | 06/20/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of occupational disease and accidental injury from his alleged chemical exposure. ...Read More | |||
