Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Ladder Fall Injuries Despite Intoxication | 10/25/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker even though he was heavily intoxicated when he fell from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Announces Judicial Appointment of Doug Christopherson | 10/25/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration announced that Doug Christopherson was appointed as the agency's newest judge. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Medical Payments Per Claim Higher Than Most States | 10/25/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute reported that medical payments per claim in Indiana were higher than typical among the 17 states included in a recent study. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Posts 2025 X-Mods | 10/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that insurers, agents and brokers can access recently published 2025 experience modifications for policyholders. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hit by Falling Tree Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 10/24/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment in a Labor Law claim by a worker injured by a falling tree. Case...Read More | |||
