Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fails to Establish Injury to Left Shoulder Following Injury to Right | 02/04/2025 | |
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker who injured his right shoulder on the job failed to establish a compensable injury to his left shoulder. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Contribution Claim | 02/04/2025 | |
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment on a third-party defendant’s claim for contribution from it. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured in Ramp Mishap Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 02/04/2025 | |
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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 arising from an alleged mishap on a plywood ramp. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Revives Injured Worker's Claims for Disability Discrimination, Retaliation | 02/03/2025 | |
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State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s claims of disability discrimination and retaliation against his former employer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Knocked Unconscious by Falling Ladder Gets Summary Judgment | 02/03/2025 | |
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker knocked unconscious by a falling ladder was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Get Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claim Against Employer | 02/03/2025 | |
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that two Labor Law defendants should have been granted summary judgment on their indemnification claim against an injured worker’s employer, but they were not entitled to dismissal of the claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Claim for Crush Injury to Foot | 02/03/2025 | |
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a crush injury to her foot. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Announces Increase in Mileage Reimbursement | 02/03/2025 | |
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that the personal mileage reimbursement rate increased for travel on or after Jan. 27. Injured worker...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Death Benefits Bill | 02/03/2025 | |
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Virginia Senate on Friday passed a bill that would revise how death benefits are distributed among spouses, children and other dependents of deceased workers. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Reports Increase in Lump-Sum Settlements After Reforms | 02/03/2025 | |
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Workers Compensation Research Institute reported an increase in lump-sum settlements after New York lawmakers adopted reforms in 2007. About...Read More | |||
