Workers' Compensation News
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Voc Rehab Fees Increasing 2.62% | 09/26/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that maximum hourly fees for vocational rehabilitation services are increasing 2.62%, effective Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds $15.5 Million Verdict for Worker With Electric Shock Injuries | 09/26/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pennsylvania’s Superior Court upheld a jury’s $15.5 million award to a worker for his electric shock injuries. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Relief From Adverse Summary Judgment | 09/26/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not obtain relief from an adverse grant of summary judgment. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Delay Comp Mandate for Contractors | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill delaying by two years the implementation of a universal workers’ compensation coverage requirement for all contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Address Surviving Spouse Benefits | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pennsylvania Rep. Lindsay Powell introduced legislation that would require that the same eligibility standards apply when awarding death benefits to widows and widowers while also exempting spouses of first responders from a provision that terminates death benefits upon remarriage. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Opens Registration for 2025 Conference | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute opened registration for its 2025 annual Issues and Research Conference being held March 6-7 in Phoenix. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for an alleged fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to expand the scope of his claim to include additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Allege Viable Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker failed to allege a viable claim of disability discrimination or workers’ compensation retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor May Consider All Relevant Body Parts in Assessing MMI | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that when assessing whether a worker is at maximum medical improvement, a physician may consider all relevant body parts, even if they were not designated on the examination form. ...Read More | |||
