Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for an alleged fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to expand the scope of his claim to include additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Allege Viable Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker failed to allege a viable claim of disability discrimination or workers’ compensation retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor May Consider All Relevant Body Parts in Assessing MMI | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that when assessing whether a worker is at maximum medical improvement, a physician may consider all relevant body parts, even if they were not designated on the examination form. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Shields General Contractor From Liability to Subcontractor's Employee | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a general contractor from civil liability to a subcontractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for 32nd Annual Educational Conference | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 32nd annual Educational Conference that will be held in March. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Remands AOE Determination for Unobserved Fall | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court said a trial court used the wrong standard to determine that a worker’s unobserved fall arose out of employment and remanded the case for additional proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Penalized for Late Award Payment | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a 10% penalty against an employer for its late payment of a worker’s award. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Reopens Worker's Claim, Orders Development of Additional Evidence | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the closure of a worker’s claim and ordered that additional evidence be developed as to his preexisting conditions and whether they contributed to his overall impairment. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Should Have Been Allowed to File Late Claim | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted leave to belatedly file a claim for injuries allegedly received while working on a school construction project. ...Read More | |||
