Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Finding That City Can Offset Benefits for Former Fire Chief | 10/09/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court decided that a city was no longer liable for benefits to its former fire chief under a pension offset and that its appeal regarding benefits, interest and penalties was moot. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Proposes Package of Rule Changes | 10/09/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration proposed a package of rule changes that would increase food and lodging reimbursements and double the payment owed to doctors for deposition testimony. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Roofer's Award for Disease From Benzene Exposure | 10/09/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a roofer’s rare blood disorder was linked to his occupational exposure to benzene. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Get Summary Judgment | 10/09/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment on an additional aspect of the plaintiff’s claim, but part of the plaintiff’s claim deserved to go to trial. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports on Emerging Costs of Migraine Drugs | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that a nearly eightfold increase in migraine drug prescriptions coincided with the emergence of several high-cost drugs that are not included in the formulary. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Cites Farm Labor Contractor for Heat Violations | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited a farm labor contractor $17,550 for violating heat illness prevention standards. C...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Increase in Worker's PPD Award | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for a shoulder injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Additional Treatment, AWW Calculation | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to additional treatment for a foot injury, as well as the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s calculation of her average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Who Mishandled Comp Cases | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday suspended the license of a Des Moines-area sole practitioner with a long history of discipline involving the mishandling of two workers’ compensation matters. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Slip and Fall | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was properly granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a workplace slip-and-fall injury. ...Read More | |||
