Workers' Compensation News
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ALJ Abuses Discretion in Denying Worker's Request for Relief | 07/24/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge committed an abuse of discretion in denying a worker’s request for relief from the dismissal of her hearing due to her failure to appear. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Rulemaking Notice for Fee Schedule, Related Documents | 07/24/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a notice of development of rulemaking to implement the most recent edition of its health care provider fee schedule and related documents. ...Read More | |||
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State Lacks Jurisdiction Over Worker's Injury Claim | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Vermont Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim for benefits for an out-of-state injury. Ian Bu...Read More | |||
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DOL Says Injunction Protects Against Retaliation | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor said a federal court in Washington state issued an injunction preventing the U.S. Postal Service from retaliation against employees. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Timely Files Asbestos-Related Occupational Disease Claim | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a widow timely filed her claim for benefits for a worker’s death from an occupational disease caused by his asbestos exposure and that she presented sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict in her favor....Read More | |||
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Railway Worker Loses Challenge to Dismissal of Retaliation Claim | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals denied review of a railway worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his claim he had been terminated in retaliation for his successful pursuit of a Federal Employers Liability Act claim against his former employer. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Additional Treatment, Benefits for Injured Field Engineer | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional treatment and benefits to a field engineer for her left foot and ankle complaints. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Waste Management Company $367,410 | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Wisconsin waste management company $367,410 for violations identified during the investigation of a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Former Postal Worker Sentenced to Probation for Fraud | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former U.S. Postal Service worker in Delaware was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay nearly $94,000 in restitution for defrauding the federal workers’ compensation program, according to the Associated Press. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Loses Evidentiary Challenge to Fraud Convictions | 07/22/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld an injured worker’s fraud convictions. Waliullah Nazari fell from a ladder while working in...Read More | |||
