Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Seeks Comments on Rule Changes for Accident Prevention Services | 02/16/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on a proposed amendment to 28 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 166 concerning certain submission requirements for insurers about their accident prevention services. ...Read More | |||
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No TTD for Injured Butcher Who Failed to Demonstrate Labor Market Attachment | 02/16/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of temporary total disability benefits to an injured butcher, as well as a finding that he did not demonstrate an attachment to the labor market after his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of VSSR Award | 02/16/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for his injuries from being struck by a car because the accident did not occur in a “workshop.” ...Read More | |||
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Waiver of Liability Doesn't Bar Cop From Suing Over Training Injury | 02/16/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a police officer injured during firearms training could pursue her negligence claims against the state despite having signed a waiver of liability. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets New Trial on Damages Owed to Worker | 02/15/2024 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that an employer was entitled to a new trial on the issue of economic damages owed to a former employee for its retaliatory conduct and for a determination of whether her award would duplicate what she received in workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter With Occupational Disease Gets Supplemental Earnings Benefits | 02/15/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a finding that a firefighter had an occupational disease covered by the Firefighter's Heart and Lung Act and that he was entitled to supplemental earnings benefits. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Retired Worker Who Failed to Give Timely Notice of Injury | 02/15/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a retired worker was not entitled to benefits for an alleged back injury because he failed to provide timely notice of the injury to his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Worker's Labor Law Claim for Alleged Injuries | 02/15/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for the injuries he suffered while replacing a water heater. C...Read More | |||
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Worker's Previous Receipt of Compensation Doesn't Preclude New Award | 02/14/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker should not have been denied compensation for his functional impairment from a back injury just because his employer had previously paid him benefits based on his lost earning capacity for an earlier back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Makes Appointment to WC Commission | 02/14/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday appointed Raychel Wesley as an employee commissioner on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, pursuant to Sec. 13 of the state Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
