Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fired for Fighting Fails to State Viable Challenge to Termination | 11/19/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against her employer after she was terminated for fighting with a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB En Banc Acknowledges Conclusion of Attorney Fee Dispute | 11/15/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision Thursday acknowledging the conclusion of a dispute over attorney fees, rescinding a previous decision consolidating cases and returning the matter to the trial level. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Shoulder Injury From Fall | 11/15/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s alleged shoulder injury from an on-the-job fall. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to TTD After Firing | 11/15/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a determination that a fired worker was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits for a compensable shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured by Falling Pipe Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment | 11/14/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured in an accident caused by a falling pipe should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Review Study of Attorney Impact | 11/14/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on Nov. 21 to discuss findings from a recent study of the impact of attorney representation on claim payments. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/13/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a scaffold should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Should Have Been Granted Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a trip-and-fall injury on a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Meets to Discuss Attorney Fees | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Board will discuss attorney fees during a Nov. 19 meeting. Board members will undertake the legally mandat...Read More | |||
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WCC Chair Elected to IWCF | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that chairman Wesley G. Marshall was elected to the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation board of trustees. ...Read More | |||
