Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Grimy Ladder | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a grimy ladder. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker With Shoulder Injury Due to Lack of Credibility | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s alleged shoulder injury due to his lack of credibility. Ca...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Lost Accommodated Job May Seek Reopening of Claim | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker may be entitled to reopening a claim — even under circumstances unrelated to the injury — so long as the continued inability to work is proximately caused by the injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Posts Annual Report | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Indemnity claim severity returned to normal in 2021 while lost-time medical severity and claim frequency increased, according to the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration's 2023 annual report, released Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Award for Injured Pipe Fitter | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured pipe fitter. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Properly Denies Worker's Request to Amend Labor Law Claim | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of a worker’s request to amend his Labor Law claim. Case: Jones v. New York State Th...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Back Issues | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for his claimed injury. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuits: Governor's Coal Companies Owe Millions in Premiums | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two carriers are asking a federal court to force companies affiliated with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay off more than $2 million in outstanding workers’ compensation and employer liability premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Division Approves 3.4% Loss Cost Reduction | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado Division of Insurance approved a 3.4% loss cost reduction for policies incepting in 2024. Loss costs are the average cost of lost...Read More | |||
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Family Reportedly Seeks Negligence Carve-Out to Exclusivity | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The family of an Alaska worker who died in a 2016 crash is trying to build support for a law that would allow civil lawsuits against employers if their negligence caused an injury or death, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
