Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fails to Prove Permanent Total Disability From Psychological Conditions | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability benefits based on his accepted psychological conditions. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Heat-Related Illnesses | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a free, 30-minute webinar June 26 covering research into the relationship between high temperatures and heat-related illnesses in the workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Fence Panels Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by falling fence panels. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker injured in a fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Dolly Load Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a dolly load that fell on him. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Reports Rapid Growth in Total Costs Per Claim | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute reports that total costs per claim in Minnesota increased about 10% annually from 2021 to 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Able to Return to Concurrent Employment Can't Get Total Disability Benefits | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an Amazon employee was entitled only to temporary partial disability benefits after an injury because he remained able to work. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Says Judge Exceeded Authority in Ordering Replacement QME | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board said a trial judge incorrectly ordered a replacement qualified medical evaluator for a represented worker because the first provider selected was not available within 120 days. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Doctor Visits, Imaging Constitute Reasonable Treatment | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s doctor visits and X-rays were reasonable and necessary treatment for his compensable injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Alternate Care for Knee, but Not Head Injury | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to alternate care for a knee injury, but not for his head injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
