Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Can Proceed With Claim for Injuries From Falling Object | 12/13/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could proceed with his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a falling object. Case: ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Review Applicability of Self-Dealing Prohibition to Pharmacies | 12/13/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a petition to review a case that found the statutory prohibition on self-referrals prohibits physicians from sending injured workers to pharmacies in which they have a financial interest. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Tree Trimmer $29,035 for Electrocution | 12/13/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a tree trimming service in Georgia $29,035, saying it could have prevented an electrocution in May. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Propriety of Comp Judge's Removal | 12/12/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey said there was nothing improper about the firing of a workers' compensation judge two years ago. ...Read More | |||
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Sausage Maker Fined $103,245 for Safety Violations | 12/12/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced that a follow-up inspection at a meat processing facility in Alabama found Dean Sausage Co. Inc. failed to correct safety hazards identified in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Janitor Fails to Link Knee Injury to Employment | 12/12/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a janitor’s claim of injury to her knee. Case: Smith...Read More | |||
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Court Says Statute of Limitations Bars Police Officer's PTSD Claim | 12/12/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a police officer’s claim for duty disability benefits because of post-traumatic stress disorder was untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Fatal Fall Claim | 12/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that one Labor Law defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against it for a worker’s fatal fall, but the other defendants were not. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Grants Writ for Industrial Commission to Revisit Worker's PTD Claim | 12/12/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a grant of writ relief directing the Industrial Commission to revisit a worker’s second claim for permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Finalizes Rule on PPE Fit Requirements | 12/12/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration finalized a revision of the personal protective equipment standard for construction, which requires that safety equipment fits workers. ...Read More | |||
