Workers' Compensation News
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Jury Says Walmart Defamed Worker Fired for Violating Restrictions, Awards $34.7M | 11/22/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California jury ordered Walmart to pay $34.7 million to a truck driver after finding that the retailer defamed the employee by claiming he violated integrity rules in exceeding medical restrictions from a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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DaisyBill Reports Increase in IBR Fee | 11/22/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California work comp medical billing company DaisyBill said it received an email from the firm contracted with the Division of Workers' Compensation to perform independent bill review, reporting a $15 fee increase at the start of the year. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Disbars Attorney for Mishandling Comp Case, Other Matters | 11/22/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday yanked a Surfside Beach-area practitioner’s law license for mishandling 12 different client matters, including a workers’ compensation case. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment Properly Dismissed as Premature | 11/22/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant’s motion for summary judgment was properly dismissed as premature. Case...Read More | |||
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DIR Adopts Heat Illness Regulation | 11/22/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations adopted a new heat illness regulation requiring businesses to identify heat-related hazards and create a written plan to mitigate them. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award to Worker for Successive Ankle Sprains | 11/22/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker who previously sprained her left ankle at work was entitled to benefits after she sprained the ankle again. ...Read More | |||
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ALJ Cannot Compel Worker to Attend Evaluation Requested by Employer | 11/22/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge could not compel an injured worker to attend a functional capacity evaluation at the sole request of his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Civil RICO Complaint Alleges Scheme to Stage Construction Accidents | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A captive insurer serving New York's construction industry filed a civil racketeering complaint, alleging a widespread scheme to file phony workers' compensation and personal injury claims to exploit the state's Labor Law worker protections. ...Read More | |||
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Bakery Fined $385,221 for Failing to Abate Year-Old Violations | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a commercial baker in New Jersey $385,221 for allegedly failing to correct safety hazards cited in a 2023 inspection. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim Upheld | 11/21/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law claim by a worker who fell while walking on temporary flooring. ...Read More | |||
