Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Prevails on Labor Law Claim for Fall Into Garbage Chute | 12/20/2021 | |
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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 his injuries from a fall from a ladder into a garbage chute. ...Read More | |||
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Worker May Proceed With Claims, but Subcontractor Gets Summary Judgment | 12/16/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker could proceed with his negligence and Labor Law claims for a fall during a construction project, but a subcontractor was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the contractor’s indemnification claim against it. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Announces Robert Hartwig as 2022 Conference Keynote Speaker | 12/16/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that Robert Hartwig will deliver the keynote address during its 38th annual Workers’ Compensation Issues & Research Conference in March. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Moving to New Office in Oakland | 12/15/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is moving to a new office in Oakland. The WCIRB on Tuesday announced that it is ...Read More | |||
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WCD Updates Employer-at-Injury Reimbursement Request Form | 12/14/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division released a new form for insurers to use when requesting reimbursement from the Employer-at-Injury program. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Waited Too Long to Assert Claim for Death Benefits | 12/13/2021 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s filing of a claim for benefits for an injury shortly before his death did not satisfy the statutory deadline for his widow to file a claim for death benefits. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Governing Committee to Meet Wednesday | 12/10/2021 | ||
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee is holding its last meeting of the year Wednesday. Committee members will discuss potential actuarial research projects for 2020, the WCIRB policy data quality program and possible revisions to the U...Read More | |||
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Worker Presents Adequate Evidence to Warrant Relief From Finding of Appeal's Untimeliness | 12/10/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker provided sufficient evidence that she had timely filed an appeal of an adverse decision on her claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Frictional Costs Down, but Still High in Golden State | 12/09/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Frictional costs in California’s workers’ compensation system have come down a bit in recent years, but they’re still nearly twice as high as the median state in the latest analysis by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Appliances, Hand Cart Gets Summary Judgment | 12/09/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by appliances and a hand cart that fell on him. ...Read More | |||
