Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fired for Fighting Fails to State Viable Challenge to Termination | 11/19/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against her employer after she was terminated for fighting with a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Set to Consider Mandatory Coverage for Contractors | 11/18/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A pair of Texas lawmakers filed identical companion bills that would require contractors to carry workers' compensation coverage to operate in the Lone Star state. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Fails to Prove Retaliatory Motive for His Termination | 11/18/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a take-nothing judgment on an injured worker’s claim of retaliation. Case: White v. Constructi...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns SLU Awards After Board Rejects Expert Opinions | 11/18/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the schedule loss of use awards for an injured man after the Workers’ Compensation Board rejected both medical opinions presented on the issue. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds 5% PPD Award for Worker's Hydraulic Press Accident | 11/18/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to only a 5% permanent partial disability award for his hand injury from a hydraulic press accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Allowing Subrogation on Recovery, Denying Penalty on Employer | 11/18/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has published its finding that an employer’s reimbursement from a worker’s third-party recovery excluded medical expenses afte...Read More | |||
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DWC Webinar to Cover Basic Compliance Issues | 11/18/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is hosting a free webinar on Dec. 11 to discuss regulatory efforts and relevant administrative and criminal laws. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB En Banc Acknowledges Conclusion of Attorney Fee Dispute | 11/15/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision Thursday acknowledging the conclusion of a dispute over attorney fees, rescinding a previous decision consolidating cases and returning the matter to the trial level. ...Read More | |||
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Reform Bill Proposes Benefit Increase, New Definition of 'Disability' | 11/15/2024 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Michigan lawmaker proposed sweeping workers' compensation reforms that would increase the cap on benefits, revise the definition of "disability" and eliminate the distinction between total disability and partial disability. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Rules on Lifetime Income Benefits | 11/15/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation adopted rules addressing lifetime income benefits to implement legislation enacted last year. ...Read More | |||
