Workers' Compensation News
High Court Upholds 0% Permanent Partial Disability Award to Worker Struck by Rock | 10/03/2022 | ||
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The Supreme Court of West Virginia unanimously upheld an award of a 0% permanent partial disability to a worker struck by a rock that had rolled down a hill. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Award for Construction Worker With History of Back, Neck Issues | 09/29/2022 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a permanent partial disability award to an injured construction worker with a history of back and neck issues. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of Miner's Request to Increase Award | 09/28/2022 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of a coal miner’s request to increase his pulmonary impairment award. Ca...Read More | |||
High Court Unanimously Denies Coal Miner Increased PPD for Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 09/22/2022 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a determination that a coal miner was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
Hearing on 8.4% Rate Cut Set for Friday | 09/20/2022 | ||
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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is holding a hearing Friday on a recommended 8.4% rate level decrease. The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Aug. 24 submitted a filing requesting an average decrease of 8.4% in voluntary market rate levels, effective Jan. 1, 2023....Read More | |||
High Court Says Exclusive Remedy Barred Injured Worker's Discrimination Claim | 09/14/2022 | ||
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The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the exclusivity provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act barred an injured worker’s claim under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act that she had been wrongfully terminated on the basis of her disability. ...Read More | |||
High Court Suspends Law License of Attorney Convicted of Comp Fraud | 09/13/2022 | ||
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Ohio Supreme Court imposed a two-year suspension on an attorney for his felony conviction for workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Forfeiture of Officer's Pension Benefits Due to Fraud Conviction | 09/08/2022 | ||
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Massachusetts’ highest court upheld the forfeiture of a former correctional officer’s retirement allowance based on his commission of workers’ compensation fraud after he retired from duty. ...Read More | |||
High Court Orders Suspension of Attorney Who Abandoned Comp Client | 08/24/2022 | ||
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The Kentucky Supreme Court last week upheld a five-year suspension for a Louisville-area attorney who had already been suspended from the practice of law for mishandling a client’s appeal and his firm's finances. ...Read More | |||
High Court Clarifies Hiring Party's Lack of Duty to Employees of Independent Contractor | 08/18/2022 | ||
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Maryland’s highest court ruled that the party that hires an independent contractor does not owe a duty of care to an employee of the contractor for injuries caused by the contractor's negligence. ...Read More | |||