Workers' Compensation News
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Surgical Removal of Lens Doesn't Entitle Worker to Award for Total Loss of Vision | 02/14/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an award for the total loss of vision in his right eye after the surgical removal of the lens. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Overturns Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim | 02/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a partial grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim and granted partial summary judgment to the defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets TTD for Aggravation of Compensable Leg Injury | 02/14/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a worker’s award of temporary total disability benefits after he aggravated a compensable leg injury. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Not Liable for Worker's Electric Shock Claim | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding of no liability for the defendant on a worker’s claim for alleged injuries from a static electrical shock. ...Read More | |||
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SWCB Reports Small Reduction in Hearings | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board said in its 2024 annual report that hearings were down slightly in 2024 compared to 2023. The...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Statute of Limitations Governs Requests to Reopen | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the eight-year period for reopening a workers’ compensation claim is a statute of limitations, and an employer bears the burden of proof that an application to reopen was untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Reduce Injury Reporting Requirements, Remove AWW Cap on Benefits | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers introduced bills that would reduce the frequency with which carriers must report benefit payments and remove the average weekly wage cap on benefits. ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court Explains Proper Disbursement of 3rd-Party Recoveries | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court clarified the appropriate disbursement of an injured worker’s third-party recovery when the amount recovered is less than his legal expenses and the employer’s lien. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Knee Surgery | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for knee surgery for a worker who was injured in a workplace fall. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill to Clarify Throat Cancer Presumption | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying conditions that are included in the presumption that throat cancer is compensable for first responders. ...Read More | |||
