Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Injured Security Guard Fails to Prove Entitlement to PPD Benefits | 03/20/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured security guard was not entitled to permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Challenges Validity of Industrial Commission Appointments | 03/12/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An injured worker is asking a trial court to prohibit the Ohio Industrial Commission from holding hearings, issuing orders or otherwise discharging its duties because commissioners allegedly do not meet certain statutory requirements. ...Read More | |||
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IG Says Lawmakers Must Address Comp Abuse by Corrections Workers | 03/12/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang said in an editorial published by the Albany Times Union that lawmakers need to address the "persistent abuse"...Read More | |||
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Injured Stagehand Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/05/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to an injured stagehand on his Labor Law claim. Case: Traub v. Basketb...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Unguarded Press Tort Fails; Employer Not Entitled to Recover Costs | 03/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court ruled that a trial court properly granted summary judgment after finding that an injured worker's negligence claim didn't fit into the narrow exception to exclusivity when an employer removes a guard from machinery. ...Read More | |||
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IG Announces $109,000 in Restitution Paid in Fraud Case | 02/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Inspector General's Office announced that a woman paid $109,000 in restitution after she was convicted of collecting workers' compensation benefits intended for her husband after he died in 2018. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Opens NextGen Awards Nominations | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions on Tuesday opened nominations for its ninth annual NextGen Awards. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Fee Award for Attorney | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a fee award to an injured worker’s attorney. Miosotis Peralta worked for the Supreme Court 1st...Read More | |||
