Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns PTD Award for Worker With PTSD | 04/17/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker claiming post-traumatic stress disorder from a fight with a combative hospital patient. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Lowers Permissible Exposure Limit for Silica Dust | 04/17/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule that lowers the permissible exposure limit for silica dust. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Accident-Prevention Rules | 04/17/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday announced the adoption of rules governing the processes insurance companies use to submit information on their accident-prevention services. ...Read More | |||
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Chiropractor Sentenced to More Than 54 Years, Fined $23M | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California chiropractor accused of illegally running a law firm to funnel injured workers into his network of medical clinics to churn bills was ordered to serve more than 54 years in state prison and fined $23 million, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office announced....Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims for Construction Accident | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries received during a bridge construction project. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With History of Injuries Gets PTD Benefits | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker who suffered multiple injuries in a series of incidents while working for three employers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Claim for COVID-19 Infection Dismissed as Untimely | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for a COVID-19 infection, finding it was time-barred. Case:...Read More | |||
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State Joins Texas in Prohibiting Local Workplace Safety Rules | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill that prevents cities and counties from forcing private employers to do anything beyond what the federal government requires to protect their workers from heat injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Head Injury | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a municipal employee for a head injury that necessitated two brain surgeries and left him with cognitive difficulties. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Sets Training Event | 04/16/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is holding a free three-day training event in Illinois to educate federal agency safety and health personnel on how to provide safe and healthful workplaces for federal workers. ...Read More | |||
