Workers' Compensation News
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Widow Gets Award for Delivery Driver's Death from Being Crushed by Own Cargo | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a worker who was crushed to death by the cargo he was delivering. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Reinstates Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Crane Contractor | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s suit against a crane contractor, finding there were triable questions as to whether the crane operator allegedly responsible for his injuries was his co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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No Additional Treatment, Benefits for Injured Mine Worker | 08/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits for an injured mine worker. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Hears Suspense File Comp Bills Wednesday | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider bills on Wednesday that would require employers to allow employees to miss work to get treatment for occupational injuries and to create a presumption that heat injuries are compensable for farmworkers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Review Process for Comp Cases | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court seized an opportunity to clarify the statutory review process for workers' compensation cases in addressing an injured correctional officer’s long-pending claim. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Misses Deadline to Challenge Denial of Claim by 1 Day | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a widow’s challenge to the denial of her claim for death benefits as time-barred. C...Read More | |||
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Board Applies Wrong Compensability Standard to Asbestos Claim | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review erred in applying the standard of compensability for occupational pneumoconiosis to a widow’s claim for a worker’s death from asbestos exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Entitled to Trial, but Not on Damages | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to a trial, but they could not have a jury’s determination on damages set aside. ...Read More | |||
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ICT Sets Webinar on Social Media in Claims Resolution | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Insurance Council of Texas is holding a webinar Aug. 12 that will cover the use of social media when resolving workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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DLI Opens Registration for Mandatory QRC, Vendor Update | 08/02/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry opened registration for a mandatory rehabilitation provider update webinar being held Sept. 13. The we...Read More | |||
