Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Commissioner Fines Fast-Food Store Owners $126K for Alleged Retaliation | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 963 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 174 min read | |||
| A McDonald’s franchise owner in Los Angeles has been fined $126,000 for alleged workplace retaliation, according to the Department of Industrial Relations. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Extend Salary Continuation Benefits to State Firefighters | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 280 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 39 min read | |||
| Firefighters employed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection would be eligible for up to one year of salary continuation pay in lieu of temporary disability benefits, under a recently introduced bill. ...Read More | |||
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Coming in 2021: More Multiple-Injury Claims, Psyche Claims and Occupational Exposure | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 642 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 162 min read | |||
| More claims are being filed for multiple injuries, and they're not always legitimate, an investigator and a New Jersey defense attorney said at a webinar this week. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Covers Worker Who Fell While Cleaning Gutter | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 107 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a maintenance worker was entitled to summary judgment on a Labor Law claim for a fall from a stepladder while removing a bird's nest from a gutter. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 144 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Statute of Limitations for Claims Against ISIF | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 125 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 249 min read | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s complaint against the Industrial Special Indemnity Fund was not subject to the limitations periods set forth in Idaho Code Section 72-706. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Act Bars Worker From Pursuing Uninsured Motorist Benefits From Colleague's Carrier | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 135 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 98 min read | |||
| The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a worker cannot recover uninsured motorist benefits from a co-employee's insurer for damages stemming from a job-related accident. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Seeks $264K in Penalties After Worker Loses Part of Finger | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 126 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 21 min read | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $264,000 in fines for a Montana manufacturer and staffing agency after a worker suffered a partial finger amputation, according to a news release fro...Read More | |||
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Bill Extending Deadline for Mental Health Group Report Heads to Governor's Desk | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 89 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 248 min read | |||
| The Utah Senate voted 26-0 on Thursday in favor of a measure that would extend the deadline for the final report from a task force that studies the compensability of mental health claims for first responders. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Requiring Comp for Unpaid Interns | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 98 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 84 min read | |||
| Unpaid student interns would be eligible for workers’ compensation, under a bill the Montana state House of Representatives passed unanimously. ...Read More | |||
