Workers' Compensation News
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Rail Company Owes $453,510 to Workers Fired Over Safety Concerns | 10/15/2024 | |
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| A federal judge ordered CSX Transportation Inc. to pay $453,510 to two railroad workers who were fired after raising workplace safety concerns in 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorneys in Philadelphia, Baltimore | 10/15/2024 | |
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| Goldberg Segalla announced the addition of new attorneys to its workers' compensation defense offices in Philadelphia and Baltimore. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Widower Benefits for Nursing Home Worker's Death | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the denial of a widower’s claim for benefits for a nursing home worker’s death after her COVID-19 infection. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment for Labor Law Claim Based on Painting Accident | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment for his injuries from a falling while painting a bathroom. ...Read More | |||
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Public University Employee Can't Maintain Tort Suit for Campus Accident | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a public university worker's civil suit against his employer for injuries from a fall on a campus walkway. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Link Concussion Claim to Actions of Child Tapping Head | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a school worker’s claim of injury from a child tapping her on the head. ...Read More | |||
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Enlyte Launches Physical Medicine Network | 10/11/2024 | |
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| Enlyte on Thursday announced the launch of Apricus Physical Medicine, a network for rehabilitation services, including occupational therapy and physical therapy. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Direct Deposit Bill, Senate Passes PTSD Bill | 10/11/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a bill that would make direct deposit the default method for paying workers' compensation benefits, and the Senate signed off on a measure that would make it easier for first responders to receive benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Adopts Medicare Changes to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 10/10/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order updating the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The division in October posted an order adopting Medicare’s changes to its hospital and ASC ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Does Not Bar Worker's Intentional Tort Claim Against Colleague | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that res judicata did not bar a school district employee’s intentional tort claim against a colleague even though she received a workers’ compensation settlement for her alleged injuries. ...Read More | |||
