Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Additional Treatment, AWW Calculation | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to additional treatment for a foot injury, as well as the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s calculation of her average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Who Mishandled Comp Cases | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday suspended the license of a Des Moines-area sole practitioner with a long history of discipline involving the mishandling of two workers’ compensation matters. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Slip and Fall | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was properly granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a workplace slip-and-fall injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Reopening Most Offices | 10/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board is reopening most offices for in-person services today. The board said the reopening o...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reissues Decision Questioning Its Own Precedent | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court reissued its decision upholding an injured worker’s award but questioned the continued viability of its case law allowing an employer to base its defense on a worker's failure to disclose a prior injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Hospital Worker's COVID-19 Infection | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a hospital maintenance worker’s COVID-19 infection. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Grain Operator Fined $536,965 for Combustible Dust Hazards | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a grain operator in Nebraska $536,965 for exposing workers to fire and explosion risks by allowing combustible dust to accumulate. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Penalties for Employer's Failure to Pay for Meds | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for penalties for his employer’s failure to pay for his prescribed medications. ...Read More | |||
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Employer of Allegedly Injured Worker Gets Dismissal of Third-Party Claim | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party suit against an allegedly injured worker’s employer should have been summarily dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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New Law Expands Eligibility for Safety Program, Premium Discounts | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More Delaware employers will be able to participate in the state’s Workplace Safety Program and earn premium discounts, under a new law. ...Read More | |||
