Workers' Compensation News
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Court Says Worker's Lies Don't Forfeit Entitlement to Benefits | 10/17/2024 | |
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| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a man with a rapid-repetitive-motion injury and that he did not forfeit his entitlement to benefits by lying about his medical history. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 10/17/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issues Preclude Summary Judgment | 10/17/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims because there were triable issues as to whether his own conduct was the sole proximate cause of his accident. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Wage Increase Bumps Benefits for 2025 | 10/16/2024 | |
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| The California Workers' Compensation Institute said certain benefits will increase by about 3.8% next year because of an increase in the state's average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Calculation of Pipe Fitter's AWW | 10/16/2024 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a union pipe fitter’s average weekly wage from a project where he was injured. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Motorized Bicycles After Happy Hour Event Gets Benefits | 10/16/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from being struck by two motorized bicycles after he left a happy hour event. ...Read More | |||
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No PTD for Worker With Residual Work Capacity | 10/16/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits, finding that she had some residual work capacity. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Damage Award for Carrier's Breach of Contract | 10/16/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was entitled to more than $541,000 in damages for its insurance carrier’s breach of contract. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces 8.4% Loss Cost Decrease | 10/16/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on Wednesday announced that voluntary market loss costs will decrease by an average of 8.4% on Dec. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Twice-Convicted Fraudster Charged in Alleged $100M Scheme | 10/15/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A man convicted of fraud in two separate cases 15 years apart and who was kicked out of California's workers' compensation system seven years ago is facing new fraud charges for a scheme that allegedly started in 2020. ...Read More | |||
