Workers' Compensation News
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Staffing Service Provider's Employee Can't Get Tort Remedy From Employer's Client | 07/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employee of a staffing service provider could not pursue a civil remedy against her employer’s client for injuries she sustained. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Can't Seek Fees After Client Settles LHWCA Claim | 07/29/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that the former attorney for a claimant seeking benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act could not seek an award of fees after he withdrew from representation and the client settled the claim. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Seeks Nominations for Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety | 07/29/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking nominations for four positions on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. ...Read More | |||
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Court of Existing Claims Announces Preliminary Review Docket | 07/29/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims is implementing a preliminary review docket for active cases pending as of July 1. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Prop. 22 Doesn't Infringe on Lawmakers' Authority to Create Comp System | 07/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that voters did not infringe on the unlimited authority of state lawmakers to create a workers’ compensation system when they approved a ballot initiative that classified drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as contractors who are genera...Read More | |||
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Indoor Heat Rules Take Effect | 07/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced that new indoor heat safety standards took effect immediately after being approved by the Office of Administrative Law. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Gets Award for Paramedic's Fatal Heart Attack | 07/26/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a paramedic who died of a heart attack. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Lack of Jury Trial, Cap on Benefits | 07/26/2024 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals rejected a widower’s constitutional challenges to the lack of a jury trial in workers’ compensation matters and the statutory cap on the benefits payable for the death of his wife. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Writ Directing Commission to Consider His Entitlement to TTD | 07/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ of mandamus directing the Industrial Commission to determine a worker’s entitlement to temporary total disability benefits for a period of unemployment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Coverage for Amazon Employee's Back Surgery | 07/26/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of coverage for an Amazon employee’s back surgery, finding that his workplace injury did not necessitate the operation. ...Read More | |||
