Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Injured While Power-Washing HVAC Chillers Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/24/2022 | |
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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 injuries from power-washing heating, ventilation and air conditioning chillers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Raises Triable Issues of Fraud, Duress to Defense's Claim of Release | 05/23/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claims based on triable issues as to whether he had been the victim of fraud or duress when he executed releases purporting to waive his claims against the defendants. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Opens Registration for Training Courses | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section opened registration for free online training classes that will be held throughout the rest of the year. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Fall From Truck | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to assert a viable Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall from a truck. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Knee Operation, Weight-Loss Surgery | 05/19/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a child care provider’s need for knee surgery was related to a prior work accident, as was her need for bariatric surgery. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Updates Claim Notice Form | 05/19/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division revised its claim notice form to update language and formatting and to make the document usable for the employer-at-injury program. ...Read More | |||
| WCRI: Chiropractic Care Can Lead to Lower Comp Costs | 05/19/2022 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| States that give injured workers control over selecting their medical providers are among those with the highest prevalence of chiropractic care, which data shows can lead to lower workers' compensation costs, according to a report released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institu...Read More | |||
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WCJ Can Order Worker to Reimburse Employer From Proceeds of Out-of-State Settlement | 05/17/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a judge could order a worker to reimburse his employer and its insurance carrier for the benefits received from the proceeds of a third-party settlement he obtained in an out-of-state legal action. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Loss of Time From Job, Entitlement to Lost Earnings Award | 05/17/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove any compensable lost time from his proofreading job and that he was not entitled to a reduced earning award. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB: IDL Payments Are 'Compensation' for Calculating Serious and Willful Award | 05/13/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Industrial Disability Leave salary continuation benefits paid to injured California state workers as an alternative to temporary disability are considered compensation when calculating awards for serious and willful violations, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruled. ...Read More | |||
