Workers' Compensation News
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Correctional Officer Waits Too Long to Request Addition of Injury | 07/26/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured corrections officer waited too long to file a request to amend his claim to include a causally related elbow injury. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Attorney Gets 2-Month Suspension for Forgery | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court last week suspended a longtime claimants’ attorney for knowingly submitting forms on which he had forged his client’s signature to the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes Rule to Clarify PPE Standards for Construction Workers | 07/25/2023 | |
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| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment standard for the construction industry. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC to Offer Video of Select Sessions From 109th Convention | 07/25/2023 | |
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| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions will make video recordings from some sessions at its 109th convention available to those who aren’t able to attend the event in person in September. ...Read More | |||
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State Board of Workers' Comp to Offer Adjuster Training | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation is hosting a training course Aug. 30 offering 10 hours of continuing education credits for workers’ compensation adjusters. ...Read More | |||
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'One-Action Rule' Doesn't Bar Family From Suing Equipment Manufacturer | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that an arbitration action between a deceased worker’s family and his former employer does not qualify as a judicial determination of comparative fault where no other potential tortfeasors were involved. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Third-Party Actions | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor should have been granted partial summary judgment on the third-party actions filed against it arising out of an employee’s injuries on a construction project. ...Read More | |||
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Man Gets PTD Award Despite Returning to Work, Subsequent Injury | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker for a back injury even though he returned to work and suffered a subsequent neck injury. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Says Maersk Retaliated Against Worker Who Reported Safety Concerns | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor said Maersk Line, Limited was ordered to pay more than $700,000 in back wages and damages for illegally firing a worker who reported safety concerns about a company vessel to the Coast Guard. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Litigation Bars Bus Driver From Pursuing Fraud Claim | 07/24/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the doctrine of issue preclusion barred an allegedly injured bus driver from pursuing his fraud claim against his former employer. ...Read More | |||
