Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Should Have Been Denied Leave to Add Defendant to Labor Law Claim | 07/15/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been denied permission to amend his complaint to add a new defendant to his Labor Law action. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Questions Viability of Defense Based on Worker's Failure to Disclose Prior Injury | 07/12/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, but it questioned the continued viability of its case law allowing an employer to base its defense on a worker's failure to disclose a prior injury. ...Read More | |||
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Selection Committee Seeks Comments on IME Applicants | 07/12/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration announced that an advisory committee seeks comments on two independent medical examiner applicants. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Opens Registration for 2024 Conference | 07/12/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission opened registration for its 2024 Education Conference and Exhibition in October. The&...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver's Work Counts as Coal Mine Employment for Black Lung Benefits | 07/12/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a worker, finding that the time he spent as a truck driver was “substantially similar” to underground mine work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Municipal Worker's Constitutional Challenges to IRE Procedures | 07/12/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an injured municipal employee’s constitutional challenges to the state's new impairment rating process. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner's Company Not Liable for Worker's Injuries | 07/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a company partially owned by an individual serving as the general contractor on a construction project at his private residence was not liable for a worker’s injuries sustained in the course of the project. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meets July 19 | 07/11/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation is meeting at 10 a.m. July 19. Commissioners will continue discussing p...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Benefits to Nurse, Corrects AWW Calculation | 07/11/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured nurse was entitled to benefits for a closed period and that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in calculating her average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Roofing Companies $1.27M for Fall Safety Violations | 07/11/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined four roofing companies a combined $1.27 million for allowing people to work on top of homes without fall protection gear. ...Read More | |||
