Workers' Compensation News
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Legislature Sends Governor Bill to Modify Disability Benefits | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Legislature sent the governor a bill that would revise the schedule used to calculate total disability benefits for unmarried workers. ...Read More | |||
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Employer May Terminate Worker's Benefits With No Liability for Litigation Costs | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a city was entitled to terminate a worker’s benefits and that she was not entitled to an award of litigation costs. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by a falling beam. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Closure of Worker's Claim, Denial of Request for MRI | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the closure of a worker’s claim and the denial of a request for a repeat magnetic resonance imaging scan, finding that the decisions went against a preponderance of the medical evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Jury's Verdict Finding L.A. Failed to Engage in Interactive Process | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court affirmed a jury’s finding that the Los Angeles Police Department failed to engage in the interactive process to find a reasonable accommodation for an injured officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Continues to Deny Penalty, Reinstatement Petitions by Police Officers With COVID-19 | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court is continuing its string of decisions rejecting reinstatement and penalty petitions by Philadelphia police officers who contracted COVID-19, adding that the humanitarian purpose of the Workers’ Compensation Act has not been violated by the denial of these petitio...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Pension for Injured Firefighter | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a duty disability pension to a firefighter who had suffered a wrist injury, but it advised the retirement board to clarify its causation standard. ...Read More | |||
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DOJ Announces $300 Million Opioid Settlement With Walgreens | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Justice announced a $300 settlement with Walgreens to resolve allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Overturns Denial of Benefits | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Dakota Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker, finding that his work injury was a major contributing cause of his condition and need for treatment, but the court upheld a finding that he was not permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Not Entitled to Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Claim | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
