Workers' Compensation News
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TDI Sets Meeting on Maintenance Tax, Exam Assessments | 11/17/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a virtual stakeholder meeting on projected rates for insurance maintenance taxes and exam assessments at 11 a.m. on Nov. 30. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Carpenter Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment | 11/17/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carpenter should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment in Trip-and-Fall Claim | 11/17/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was entitled only to partial summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Blood Test Result Sinks Injured Worker's Claim | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker because of his blood alcohol test result after he fell from a lift, despite the absence of any evidence that he was impaired. ...Read More | |||
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National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Meets Dec. 12 | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will introduce new members and discuss workplace safety and whistleblower protections during a Dec. 12 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Approves 9.8% Loss Cost Reduction | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Insurance Department approved a 9.8% reduction in voluntary market loss costs and a 10.5% decrease in assigned risk plan rates for 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from being struck by a falling object while working within a manhole. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment in Claim for Fall From Makeshift Platform | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a makeshift platform was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Ca...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Eye Injury Caused Fall | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with an impaired sense of depth perception failed to prove that his injuries from a fall were causally related to an earlier industrial eye injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar to Cover Impact of Economic Changes | 11/15/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is holding a webinar in December to discuss the impact of economic changes on the California workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
