Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Attorney Gets Attendant Care Services, Penalty, Benefits Without Offset | 05/16/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured attorney was entitled to an award of attendant care and a penalty, and that his former employer was not entitled to an offset of the benefits owed. ...Read More | |||
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Investigation of Teenager's Injury Leads to Citations for Child Labor, Safety Violations | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor said an investigation into teenager’s injury resulted in nearly $65,000 in penalties against a Pennsylvania metal manufacturer for violations of child labor and workplace safety rules. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Committee Passes SIBTF, IBR Bills | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Insurance Committee passed a handful of comp bills Wednesday, including a measure supporters say could reduce employers’ annual Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund assessment by more than $200 million. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Employer, Co-Employee Reinstated | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s civil suit against a co-employee and his employer, finding there was a triable question as to whether the defendants knew, or should have known, his injuries were substantially certain to occur. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Entitled to Additional Imaging, Physician Evaluation | 04/10/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an injured worker was entitled to additional imaging studies and an evaluation by another doctor. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can Proceed With Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination | 04/08/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a trial judge’s decision to allow an injured worker to proceed with his claims of age and disability discrimination, wrongful termination and retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Fee Award Based on Initial TTD | 04/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of attorney fees for an injured Department of Correction employee. Case: Matter of ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Lifetime Ban on Benefits for Lying About His Condition | 04/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a lifetime ban on a worker’s receipt of benefits for his egregious misrepresentation of his condition for years. ...Read More | |||
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Intoxication at Time of Accident Doesn't Bar Worker From Receiving Benefits | 04/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award to a worker for his injuries from the second in a series of car accidents that occurred while he was intoxicated. ...Read More | |||
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IRS: Operators of Roofing Business Sentenced to Prison for Fraud | 03/26/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The operators of a Florida roofing company were sentenced to federal prison for workers' compensation fraud and tax evasion, the Internal Revenue Service announced. ...Read More | |||
