Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of School Employee's Wrist Injury Claim | 11/13/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a school district employee’s claim of injury to her wrist. Krista Wilson...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Additional PPD | 11/13/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for additional permanent partial disability benefits for her broken leg. ...Read More | |||
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No Disability Pension for Police Officer Who Refused Surgery | 11/13/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a disability pension to a police officer who refused surgery to address his injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/13/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a scaffold should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Worker Timely Reported Injury | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that the Labor Commission’s Appeals Board erred in finding a worker’s claim timely even though he did not report his accident to his employer within 180 days. ...Read More | |||
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Law Enforcement Officer Not Entitled to Additional TTD or Treatment | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the closure of an injured law enforcement officer’s claim and the denial of authorization for further treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Should Have Been Granted Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a trip-and-fall injury on a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Damages Award Inadequate | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned an award of damages after a defendant’s default in a Labor Law case, finding the award inadequate. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Meets to Discuss Attorney Fees | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Board will discuss attorney fees during a Nov. 19 meeting. Board members will undertake the legally mandat...Read More | |||
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WCC Chair Elected to IWCF | 11/12/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that chairman Wesley G. Marshall was elected to the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation board of trustees. ...Read More | |||
