Workers' Compensation News
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Owners of Roofing Company Charged With Fraud | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Internal Revenue Service announced that the owners of a Massachusetts roofing company were arrested and charged in connection with schemes to defraud workers’ compensation carriers, the Small Business Administration and their mortgage lender. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Employee's Award of PPD Benefits for Carpal Tunnel | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for her carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was not entitled to summary judgment because triable issues remained as to whether it was free from fault in causing a worker’s accident. ...Read More | |||
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ICW Group Names Paul Zamora Chief Underwriting Officer | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. on Thursday announced the promotion of Paul Zamora to chief underwriting officer. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for University Employee Who Fell During Overnight Stay on Campus | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a university employee for his injuries from a fall that occurred during an overnight stay on campus due to inclement weather. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Hearing Loss Rating Bill | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday unanimously passed a bill modifying how hearing loss must be calculated for workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PPD Award for Firefighter With Shoulder Injury | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a firefighter’s shoulder injury. Cas...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Labor Law, Indemnification Claims | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a Labor Law action and on their third-party claim against the injured worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Advisory Committee Measure, Fee Schedule Resolution | 03/15/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill removing a location requirement for appointments to a workers’ compensation advisory committee and passed a resolution that would approve changes to the medical fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Denies Benefits for Traveling Employee | 03/14/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A narrowly divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a traveling employee was not entitled to benefits for his alleged injuries from a car accident that happened while returning to a job site after an unauthorized midweek trip home. ...Read More | |||
