Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendants on Indemnification Claims | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that some defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment on their indemnification claims against an injured plaintiff’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Establish Causal Connection Between Injury, Need for Nerve Block Treatments | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for nerve block treatments for an injured worker. Case...Read More | |||
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Carrier's Failure to Issue Disclaimer of Liability to Additional Insureds Can't Avoid Coverage | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier’s failure to issue notice of its disclaimer of liability to two additional insureds prevented it from relying on an exclusion to defeat demands for coverage. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Updates Loss-Sensitive Advisory Plans | 07/31/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California updated loss-sensitive advisory plans for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1. The WCIRB develops advisory plans for the convenience of members. The plans describe eligibility and pricing rules and parameters necessa...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Retaliation Claim | 07/31/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DOL: Maersk Agrees to Stop Retaliating Against Workers Who Report Safety Concerns | 07/31/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Shipping giant Maersk Line Ltd. agreed to end a policy requiring workers to notify the company of any safety concerns before contacting the Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Labor announced. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Division Seeks Comments on Independent Medical Exam Rules | 07/31/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a meeting to discuss a preliminary draft of updated rules for the independent medical examination process. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Has Immunity From Civil Liability to Injured Worker | 07/31/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a contractor who hired a crane company’s services was immune from civil liability for injuries suffered by an employee of the crane company. ...Read More | |||
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Electrician Doesn't Establish Entitlement to PTD Benefits for Back Injury | 07/31/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of total disability benefits to an injured electrician. Case: Blaker v. The Kroge...Read More | |||
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Court: Dispute Over Alleged Sexual Abuse Shouldn't Have Gone to WCB | 07/31/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a dispute between former newspaper delivery persons and the successor-in-interest to the newspaper for alleged sexual abuse should not have been referred to the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
