Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits to Miner's Widow | 07/24/2025 | |
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| A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of an award of Black Lung Act benefits to a coal miner’s widow. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Claim Fails Due to Lack of Causal Link Between Employment, Complaints | 07/24/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim due to her failure to link her ongoing complaints to her employment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Nurse's Claim for Repetitive Use Injury | 07/24/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a nurse’s claim for repetitive use injuries, finding that the Workers’ Compensation Board used the wrong standard for denying the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Shoulder Surgery | 07/24/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s requested shoulder surgery. ...Read More | |||
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DWC, Ethics Committee Disagree Over Judicial Misconduct Findings in 2024 | 07/23/2025 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers' Compensation and an advisory committee tasked with monitoring judicial misconduct are at odds over the results of investigations conducted in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Board OKs Excluding Overtime From Supplemental Benefit Calculation | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Connecticut's labor board dismissed a complaint alleging that a city violated the Municipal Employee Relations Act by excluding overtime earnings when calculating work comp benefits due to an injured police officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Finding That Worker With 2nd Job Gets Only TPD Benefits | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered publication of its decision from earlier this year that found an Amazon employee was entitled only to temporary partial disability benefits after an injury because he remained able to work. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Denies Employer's Petition for Review of Black Lung Benefits Award | 07/23/2025 | |
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| A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of a Black Lung Act Benefits award to a miner. Case:&nbs...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/23/2025 | |
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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 summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Request to Reopen Claim Denied as Untimely | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim as untimely filed. ...Read More | |||
