Workers' Compensation News
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Court Publishes Finding That Worker With 2nd Job Gets Only TPD Benefits | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered publication of its decision from earlier this year that found an Amazon employee was entitled only to temporary partial disability benefits after an injury because he remained able to work. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Denies Employer's Petition for Review of Black Lung Benefits Award | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of a Black Lung Act Benefits award to a miner. Case:&nbs...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Request to Reopen Claim Denied as Untimely | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim as untimely filed. ...Read More | |||
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CAAA Webinar to Cover 'Not Zero' Causation Standard | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Applicants' Attorneys Association is holding a webinar Aug. 8 that will cover the "not zero" standard causation. In...Read More | |||
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High Court: Corporate Officer Liability Limited to Unpaid Premiums | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court said corporate officer personal liability is limited to unpaid premiums and does not extend to penalties for failure to file payroll forms. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Settlement Bar Her Challenge to Award | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement with her employer barred her ability to protest and challenge the award. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Widow Whose Husband Died on Work Commute | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to the widow of a worker killed in a traffic accident while he was coming home from a training meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets 15% PPD Award Without Apportionment | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 15% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his injuries from a fall, without any apportionment to any prior condition. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Partial Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendants | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a partial grant of summary judgment for two defendants in a Labor Law action. Case: Rosario...Read More | |||
