Workers' Compensation News
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No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Worker With Irreparable Shoulder Injuries | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Appeals Court of Massachusetts upheld the denial of accidental disability retirement benefits for a municipal employee with irreparable shoulder injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issue on Scope of Work Prevents Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim, not because of the homeowners' exemption applied by the trial justice, but because of a triable issue as to the type of work being performed. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of No Permanent Disability From Worker's Knee Sprain | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had no permanent disability from a knee sprain. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Four Sentenced in $110 Million Kickback Conspiracy | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Four men who participated in a prescription referral kickback scheme received prison sentences, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. ...Read More | |||
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Investigation of Teenager's Injury Leads to Citations for Child Labor, Safety Violations | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor said an investigation into teenager’s injury resulted in nearly $65,000 in penalties against a Pennsylvania metal manufacturer for violations of child labor and workplace safety rules. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Donates $25,000 to Kids' Chance of America | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Monday donated $25,000 to Kids’ Chance of America in conjunction with its Annual Issues Symposium 2025 golf tournament in Orlando, Florida. ...Read More | |||
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Charges Against Restaurant Manager Dismissed for Insufficient Evidence | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Prosecutors dismissed workers’ compensation fraud charges filed against the manager of a Texas barbecue restaurant for insufficient evidence, the Austin American-Statesman reported. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders WCA to Reinstate Judge Fired for Inaccurate Time Sheet | 05/12/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court ordered the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration to reinstate a judge it fired in November for erroneously indicating on a time sheet that she used two hours of administrative leave to vote. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Alleges Post Office Fired Worker for Reporting Injury | 05/12/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Postal Service illegally reported a worker for reporting a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Sprayed in Face by Sandblasting Equipment Gets Summary Judgment | 05/12/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who was sprayed in the face by sandblasting equipment should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
