Workers' Compensation News
| Worker's Failure to Comply with Pleading Requirements Sinks Appeal | 11/28/2023 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s application for review based on her failure to comply with the minimum pleading requirements for such filings. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Comorbidities Fairly Common in Cases With Low-Back Pain | 11/22/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute on Tuesday published results of a study that found comorbidities — health conditions not resulting from a work-related injury — were fairly common on claims for low-back pain. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Determining Reasonable Attorney Fees | 11/20/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to a reasonable award for determining the proper attorney fee, including reasonable fees incurred before the compensation board and the court in a prior appeal. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Truck | 11/20/2023 | |
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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 fall from a flatbed truck, and it sorted out liability among the defendants on their cross-claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from being struck by a falling object while working within a manhole. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment in Claim for Fall From Makeshift Platform | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a makeshift platform was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Ca...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Eye Injury Caused Fall | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with an impaired sense of depth perception failed to prove that his injuries from a fall were causally related to an earlier industrial eye injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar to Cover Impact of Economic Changes | 11/15/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is holding a webinar in December to discuss the impact of economic changes on the California workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Posts Revised Forms | 11/15/2023 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section recently updated forms used to verify wages or release medical records. The WCS said it redesign...Read More | |||
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Worker With Capacity for Sedentary Employment Can't Get PTD Award | 11/15/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who retained the capacity for sedentary employment. ...Read More | |||
