Workers' Compensation News
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Senate Passes Bill to Provide Comp to Teachers | 02/20/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Senate unanimously passed a bill that would provide workers' compensation benefits for public school teachers. Currently, teachers ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Stroke Victim | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court said substantial evidence supports the State Workers' Compensation Board's conclusion that a teacher and grant writer failed to prove that a stroke she suffered at home after a verbal disagreement with her school principal was caused by employment....Read More | |||
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Labor Department Posts EDI, eForm Guide | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry posted a guide to help users navigate electronic filing. The department said its Guide to Com...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Aiming to Clarify Mental Stress Coverage | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill adopting different compensability standards for mental health claims that depend on the work performed by the claimant. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Treatment, Benefits for Worker's Back Injury | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional treatment and benefits for a health care worker’s back injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Forfeits Benefits by Misrepresenting Post-Injury Limitations | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the forfeiture of a nurse’s benefits because she misrepresented the scope of her limitations after a work accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD After Medical Release | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for a neck injury after he was released to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Standard for Defending Against Firefighter Heart Disease Claims | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals ruled that an employer opposing a firefighter’s heart disease claim must correlate an untaken corrective action to the predisposing conditions that actually cause the firefighter’s disabling condition to successfully defend against his claim. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Opens NextGen Awards Nominations | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions on Tuesday opened nominations for its ninth annual NextGen Awards. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Refusal of Light Duty Doesn't Warrant Denial of Benefits | 02/18/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation erred in denying a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits after he refused a light-duty position because of his underlying health issues during the COVID-19 pande...Read More | |||
