Workers' Compensation News
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Court Finds Worker Has No Impairment Despite 43 Years of Coal Dust Exposure | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker had a 0% impairment despite his many years of occupational exposure to coal dust. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker Suffered Compensable Aggravation Injuries | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a worker sustained a compensable aggravation of his preexisting lumbar spine degenerative disease and lumbar radiculopathy. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover System Trends | 09/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on Oct. 2 to cover key findings from the latest editions of its CompScope Benchmarks and Medical Benchmarks for Pennsylvania, as well as its recent drug trends study. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 09/11/2024 | |
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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 who fell from a scaffold. Case: Ramirez v...Read More | |||
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CCWC Opens Registration for 21st Annual Conference | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 21st annual Conference, Legislative and Educational Forum. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Entitled to Relief From VSSR Award | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from an enhanced award of benefits to a worker because it violated a specific safety regulation. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Magda Derisma-Oyewole as Arbitrator | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday appointed Magda Derisma-Oyewole as an arbitrator for the state Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Accepts Comments on Proposed 2025 Fee Schedule | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board is accepting comments on its proposed 2025 Medical Fee Schedule. The board said system users...Read More | |||
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Court: Property Owner Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim, Denial of Additional Treatment | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a decision closing a worker’s claim and denying her further treatment. Case: Creighto...Read More | |||
