Workers' Compensation News
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Woman Who Stole Dead Father's Benefits Must Pay Restitution | 07/18/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a woman who continued cashing her deceased father’s benefit checks was ordered to pay $39,186 in restitution. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Substantial Compliance With Notice Requirements Renders Claim Timely | 07/18/2022 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a worker substantially complied with the statutory notice requirements for submitting a claim within the filing period. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Moving to Multifactor Authentication for CompFile | 07/15/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that CompFile users will be required to use multifactor authentication to access the system, starting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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WCD to Continue Talks on HB 4138 Implementation Sept. 7 | 07/15/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is convening another meeting in September for system users to discuss how to implement House Bill 4138. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's SLU Award Can't Be Apportioned to Prior Ankle Injury | 07/15/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker’s schedule loss of use for his ankle could not be apportioned between two injuries. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Announces 5.5% Increase in Benefits | 07/14/2022 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced that the maximum monthly benefit increased 5.5% at the start of July because of an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Assert Viable Intentional Tort Claim for Alleged Paint Exposure Injuries | 07/13/2022 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s intentional tort claim against his employer based on alleged injuries from industrial exposure to paint. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Expands COVID-19 Webinar Series | 07/13/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board added dates for its webinar series to help workers who believe they contracted COVID-19 at work, especially those suffering from so-called “long-haul” symptoms. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Mistake in Addressing Appeal Results in Dismissal of Untimely Filing | 07/13/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker’s mistake in mailing his appeal to the workers’ compensation judge instead of the Workers’ Compensation Board properly resulted in the dismissal of his appeal as untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Prevails on Labor Law Claim; Property Owner Gets Indemnification | 07/12/2022 | |
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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 for a fall from a scaffold and that the property owner was entitled to summary judgment on its indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
