Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Claim by Worker Allegedly Struck by Excavator | 04/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law claim by a worker allegedly struck by an excavator. Ca...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Commission's Jurisdiction to Vacate TTD Award | 04/04/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the Industrial Commission’s exercise of continuing jurisdiction over a worker’s claim to vacate an award of benefits during the period he was not disabled but was not working. ...Read More | |||
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Amendments Limit COVID Bill to School Workers, Revise Poster Requirements | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill proposing to require employers to ensure that workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace was amended to apply only to California school employees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Benefits to Cancer-Stricken Firefighter's Widow | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to a cancer-stricken firefighter’s widow. Charlie Jaimes worked as...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require PTSD Coverage for First Responders, Allow Use of Ecstasy | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation could buy ecstasy for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the use of the drug before the end of 2025, under a bill moving through the Arizona Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Work Comp Bills Head to Governor's Desk | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday passed bills that would modify how hearing loss is calculated for workers’ compensation benefits, expand the list of cancers that are presumed compensable for certain public safety workers and increase the penalty for failing to secure work comp coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Denied TTD After Surgery Gets Writ Relief | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a writ of mandamus overturning a denial of his request for temporary total disability benefits while he recovered from surgery necessitated by his compensable injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Bus Driver's Claim for Psychological Injuries From Pandemic | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a former bus driver’s claim for benefits for his alleged psychological injuries from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Board Elects Akasha Absher as Chair | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that its board of directors elected Akasha Absher as its chairwoman. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Panel Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the general contractor was also entitled to partial summary judgment in its favor. ...Read More | |||
