Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Liable for Award Despite Worker's Later Exposure to Coal Dust at Different Job | 12/09/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his occupational pneumoconiosis from the employer that was not the last to expose him to coal dust. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Postsurgical Impairment Rating Can Support Increase in PPD | 12/09/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s postsurgical impairment rating can support an award of increased disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Not Entitled to Summary Judgment | 12/09/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Pizza Deliveryman's Alleged Injuries From Fall Off Bicycle | 12/09/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a pizza deliveryman for his alleged injuries from falling off his electric bicycle. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Actuarial, Governing Committees Schedule Meetings | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that its Actuarial Committee is meeting Tuesday and its Governing Committee is meeting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Award Due to Judge's Erroneous Evidentiary Rulings | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that a compensation court judge committed an abuse of discretion by admitting a worker’s evidence regarding medical expenses. ...Read More | |||
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Summit Expands Comp Coverage to the Prairie State | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation carrier Summitt announced that it started offering coverage in Illinois. The company said the Illinois Departme...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Attorney Can't Take Fee From Award of Penalties | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s attorney was not entitled to take a portion of the penalties awarded to his client as a fee. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Fined $730,369 in Drowning Case | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $730,369 in penalties for violating commercial diving standards that resulted in the drowning of an 18-year-old worker. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Illinois roofing contractor $262,631 for 13 alleged safety violations inspectors uncovered during three inspections over four months. ...Read More | |||
