Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Scaffold | 05/24/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his motorized scaffold accident. C...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Impact of Excessive Heat | 05/22/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a 30-minute webinar on June 6 to discuss the impact of excessive heat on workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets to Amend Labor Law Action, but Original Claims Were Properly Dismissed | 05/21/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to amend his Labor Law action to add another claim, but it upheld the summary dismissal of the claims that were alleged in the original complaint. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Assesses $40k in Sanctions for Misuse of Reconsideration | 05/20/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board sanctioned an attorney and a hearing representative a combined $40,000 for requesting reconsideration to delay proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Adds 'Physician Associate' to Change of Provider Form | 05/20/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Friday announced that it updated the form used to request a change of provider to replace the term “physician assistant” with “physician associate.” ...Read More | |||
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Worker on Snow-Removal Duty Gets Benefits for Injuries From Fall | 05/17/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from falling while taking a dip in a hotel pool. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment for Ladder Accident | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Compensable Shoulder Injuries Qualify as Schedule Injuries | 05/13/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a consequential injury to her left shoulder from overuse after injuring her right shoulder at work and that they qualified as schedule injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured While Trying to Stop Falling Object Prevails on Claim | 05/10/2024 | |
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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 for his injuries from trying to prevent an air conditioning coil unit from falling. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases Fourth Quarter 2023 Experience Report | 05/09/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its Quarterly Experience Report to update statewide insurer experience measured as of Dec. 31, 2023. ...Read More | |||
