Workers' Compensation News
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Court Rejects Injured Police Officer's Challenge to Termination After 2-Year Leave | 10/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 86 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s challenge to her employer’s decision to fire her after waiting two years for her to return to duty. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Can't Ignore Barriers Facing Itinerant Worker Requesting Extension | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 106 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 70 min read | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission wrongfully denied an extension of time for a self-represented litigant to file an appeal, without explanation or acknowledgment of his language limitations and his work schedule as an itinerant labor...Read More | |||
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Columbus Day Holiday Didn't Extend Time for Employer to File Petition for Review | 10/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 72 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to an extra day to file a petition for review of an award, since Columbus Day was not a holiday for the Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Employer's Third Challenge to Worker's Treatment Regimen | 10/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 123 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals rejected an employer’s third attempt to challenge the reasonableness and necessity of a worker’s treatment regimen for a 10-year old back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revisits Labor Law Dispute, Revives Portions of Worker's Claim | 10/11/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 206 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 86 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revisited a Labor Law dispute over a worker’s fall from a ladder and revived portions of his claims against a contractor that had been hired to install signage at a retail space. ...Read More | |||
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Claimant Gets Year in Jail, Probation for Misrepresenting Injury | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 782 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 126 min read | |||
| An injured worker who pleaded no contest to one count of fraud for intentionally misrepresenting the extent of his injuries was ordered to serve one year in county jail. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Third Time | 10/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 147 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| The third time was not the charm for a Louisiana workers’ compensation judge whose rulings continue to be overturned by the Court of Appeals. ...Read More | |||
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Coal Assessments to Increase in 2019 | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 74 | 0 | Popular with Other_other | 4 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission set the 2019 assessment rate at 6.41%, up from 6.29% in the current year. The commissi...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Suit for Worker Who Fell on Plastic Sheeting at Construction Site | 10/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 71 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a construction worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for injuries from a slip-and-fall on plastic sheeting covering the floor of his work area. ...Read More | |||
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City Has Immunity From Civil Liability for Secretary's Workplace Fall | 10/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 102 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| A state appellate court ruled that the City of New York was immune from civil liability to an employee of the New York County District Attorney’s Office for her injuries from a workplace fall. ...Read More | |||
