Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Nonsuit on Claims by Injured Dairy Worker, Comp Carrier | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court overturned a grant of nonsuit against a hay delivery company for a dairy employee who was injured when bales fell on him. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Prison Employee's Conviction for Comp Fraud | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a prison employee’s conviction for insurance fraud. Case: People v. Jones, No. F085205, 03/...Read More | |||
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Worker's Fraud Conviction Leads to Nearly $140k in Restitution | 03/18/2024 | |
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| A Northern California court ordered a worker convicted of fraud to pay nearly $140,000 in restitution, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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Court Won't Reconsider Calculation of Benefits for Worker With 2 Jobs | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court denied a request to reconsider a decision awarding temporary total disability benefits based on a worker missing time from one of his two jobs because he now says he missed time from both. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Expand Cancer Presumption | 03/18/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Senate unanimously passed a bill requested by Gov. Wes Moore that would expand the list of cancers that are presumed to be compensable for firefighters and other public safety workers. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
