Workers' Compensation News
No Benefits for Worker With Carpal Tunnel Claim | 02/13/2024 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s claim that repeated computer use caused her carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
No Benefits for Worker's COVID-19 Infection from Alleged Interaction with Colleague | 02/12/2024 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s claim that his COVID-19 infection was an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
NLRB Declares Dartmouth Basketball Players Employees of School | 02/07/2024 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A director for the National Labor Relations Board concluded that members of the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team are employees in a decision allowing the players to hold a union election. ...Read More | |||
No Benefits for Nurse With Alleged Back Injuries | 02/07/2024 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a nurse for her alleged back injuries from lifting a patient. Case:...Read More | |||
No Error in Judge's Grant of Modification, Denial of Penalty | 01/31/2024 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a judge did not err in granting an employer’s modification based on a labor market survey, nor did the judge err in denying a worker’s penalty petition. ...Read More | |||
NCCI Releases Q4 2023 Economics Briefing | 01/30/2024 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The National Council on Compensation Insurance has released its economics briefing for the fourth quarter of 2023. The findings provide in...Read More | |||
NCCI's Donnell Announces Retirement Plans | 01/26/2024 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
National Council on Compensation Insurance President and CEO Bill Donnell announced plans to retire in February 2025. ...Read More | |||
No Additional Benefits for Teacher Whose Claim 'Evolved' From Knee Injury to Multiple Conditions | 01/25/2024 | ||
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a limited award of benefits to an injured special education teacher who underwent years of treatment for her knee, back and upper extremities. ...Read More | |||
No Increase in IR, Additional Benefits, Cannabis Reimbursement for Worker | 01/10/2024 | ||
State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to a higher impairment rating or additional benefits, nor was he entitled to reimbursement for medical cannabis. ...Read More | |||
No Benefits to Nurse for COVID-19 Infection | 01/09/2024 | ||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Superior Court of Delaware upheld the denial of benefits to a nurse for her COVID-19 infection, finding it was more likely than not she had contracted the disease from her son than from her work. ...Read More | |||