Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Court Splits on Judgment for Subcontractor | 07/10/2024 | |
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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 partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims but split on whether a subcontractor on the project should also have been granted summary judgment dismissing the worker’s claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Deputy Doesn't Prove Entitlement to PTD Award | 07/10/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured deputy sheriff. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Dispute Over Worker's MMI Status Doesn't Allow Employer to Dodge Penalty | 07/09/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an employer was properly penalized for failing to make an indemnity payment to an injured worker because of a dispute over when and if she reached maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Doesn't Shield Employer From Suit Over Parking Lot Beating | 07/09/2024 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker could proceed with a civil suit against her employer stemming from an attack by a co-worker and multiple members of her family after leaving work for the day. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Settlement Doesn't Preclude Civil Suit Against Third Parties | 07/09/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s settlement of his compensation claim against his employer did not preclude him from pursuing a civil suit against alleged third-party tortfeasors responsible for the accident underlying his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of EMT's Hearing Loss Claim | 07/09/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of an emergency medical technician’s hearing loss claim. Case: Matter of DeWolf...Read More | |||
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TDI Posts Updates on Office Closures Due to Storm | 07/09/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance said it closed seven Division of Workers’ Compensation field offices along the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Beryl. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Session to Discuss Benefits for Nuclear Weapons Workers | 07/09/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor will host an informational session in Lisle, Illinois, to discuss benefits available under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Treatment by Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners | 07/09/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Physician assistants and nurse practitioners would be authorized to treat injured federal workers under a bill being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Civil Claims Against Employer Barred by Exclusivity, Res Judicata | 07/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer for his alleged work-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
