Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Completes Server Upgrades | 10/28/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Friday said it completed the process of upgrading its Workers' Compensation Information Servers. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Liable for Worker's Claim After Coverage Ended | 10/28/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier was liable for a worker’s claim even though her date of disablement fell after the coverage ended. ...Read More | |||
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Report: WCB Says Patriots Owe $24,000 for Not Having Comp | 10/28/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board is trying to collect a $24,000 fine from the New England Patriots for not having workers' compensation coverage, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Exacerbation of PTSD From Job Stress | 10/28/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for the exacerbation of her preexisting psychological condition by alleged workplace stress. ...Read More | |||
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Cancer-Stricken Firefighter Gets PPD Award | 10/28/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a cancer-stricken firefighter. Case: State...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Coverage for Worker's Opioid Medication | 10/28/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of coverage for a worker’s opioid medication. Case: Howell v. Floyd...Read More | |||
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2nd DCA Publishes Decision on Admissibility of Expert Testimony in FELA Case | 10/25/2024 | |
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| A California appellate court has ordered the publication of its decision from last month finding that a trial judge prejudicially erred in excluding the testimony of a railway worker’s expert witness from the jury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Employer's Petition to Convert Worker's TTD Status to TPD | 10/25/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a municipal employer’s petition to convert an injured worker’s status from temporarily totally disabled to temporarily partially disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Construction Labor Contractors Charged With Fraud | 10/25/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal prosecutors in Florida announced that five people were indicted on fraud charges for an alleged labor contracting scheme that was structured to avoid payroll taxes and comp coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Worker, Defendant Get Summary Judgment on Claims | 10/25/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the defendant was entitled to summary judgment on its third-party indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
