Workers' Compensation News
Worker Prevails on Labor Law Claim; Property Owner Gets Indemnification | 07/12/2022 | ||
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 | |||
Worker Gets Award of Fees, Penalties for Employer's Unreasonable Contest to Claim | 07/11/2022 | ||
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of attorney fees and penalties to a long-time McDonald’s employee for her employer’s unreasonable contest to her claim. ...Read More | |||
WCD Convening Advisory Group | 07/11/2022 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that an advisory rulemaking group will meet in August to discuss replacing temporary disability rating standards adopted in response to a state Supreme Court decision. ...Read More | |||
Worker Timely Submits Paperwork, Payment After Filing Claim by Fax | 07/11/2022 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s claim was not prescribed even though it took him more than seven calendar days to submit the original copy and his fee payment after filing by fax. ...Read More | |||
Worker Gets Summary Judgment in Claim for Fall From Ladder | 07/08/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
WCD Adopts Attorney Fee Rules | 07/07/2022 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division adopted new attorney fee rules that take effect Sept. 1. In addition to revised wording to en...Read More | |||
WCC Notice Clarifies Record Request Procedures | 07/07/2022 | ||
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission issued an advisory notice outlining the procedures it uses to assess requests to disclose contents from claims files. ...Read More | |||
Worker Struck by Granite Panel Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/01/2022 | ||
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 being struck by a granite panel. ...Read More | |||
Worker Fails to Prove Permanent Disability, Entitlement to Additional Benefits, Treatment | 06/30/2022 | ||
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to prove he suffered a permanent disability from a fall and that he was not entitled to addition temporary disability benefits or treatment. ...Read More | |||
Worker Struck by Beam Gets Partial Summary Judgment in Labor Law Action | 06/30/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled only to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a beam. ...Read More | |||