Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Gets Summary Judgment for Slip-and-Fall Accident | 01/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his slip-and-fall accident. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Not Entitled to Summary Judgment | 01/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Ca...Read More | |||
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Split Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Suit Against Comp Provider | 01/30/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over an appeal by the sole member of a corporation challenging the dismissal of his claims against his workers’ compensation insurance provider for denying coverage to an injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Propose Definition of Heart Disease for Presumption | 01/29/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida lawmakers introduced bills that appear to answer the state fire marshal's call to revise the definition of heart disease for the purpose of a law that presumes certain conditions are compensable for first responders. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase Disfigurement Benefits | 01/29/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Pennsylvania lawmaker introduced legislation that would increase benefits provided to workers who are seriously and permanently disfigured. ...Read More | |||
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Vehicle Owners Can Be Liable for Death Despite Exclusivity Protection | 01/29/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the owners of a vehicle could be held vicariously liable for a worker’s death even though their deemed agent, the driver, was immune from liability under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Worker Suffered No Compensable Injury During Robbery | 01/29/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a finding that a worker did not suffer a compensable injury during an armed robbery of his workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Injured Workers Act Applies Retroactively | 01/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Justice for Injured Workers Act applies retroactively to a worker allegedly injured before the law took effect. ...Read More | |||
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House Unanimously Approves Bill to Increase Use of Physician Assistants | 01/29/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that would facilitate increased use of physician assistants by removing provisions that limit when they can treat injured workers or conduct impairment rating evaluations. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendant | 01/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a Labor Law defendant, finding triable issues existed to allow the claim to proceed against all defendants. ...Read More | |||
