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Injured Security Guard Fails to Prove Entitlement to PPD Benefits 03/20/2025
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
 
 

Injured Worker Challenges Validity of Industrial Commission Appointments 03/12/2025
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
 
 

IG Says Lawmakers Must Address Comp Abuse by Corrections Workers 03/12/2025
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
 
 

Injured Stagehand Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim 03/05/2025
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
 
 

Injured Worker's Unguarded Press Tort Fails; Employer Not Entitled to Recover Costs 03/04/2025
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
 
 

IG Announces $109,000 in Restitution Paid in Fraud Case 02/27/2025
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
 
 

IAIABC Opens NextGen Awards Nominations 02/19/2025
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
 
 

Injured Worker Gets Fee Award for Attorney 02/12/2025
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
 
 

Insurance Information Institute Says Underwriting Profitability Remains Strong 02/12/2025
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Insurance Information Institute on Tuesday said the national workers' compensation industry continued its strong trend of underwriting profitability in 2023. ...Read More
 
 

Increase in Worker's Impairment After Hardware Removal Doesn't Warrant PTD Award 02/11/2025
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who suffered a 1% increase in impairment after the removal of hardware from her back did not prove a permanent total disability. ...Read More
 
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