Workers' Compensation News
| Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Teacher's Alleged Mold Exposure Injuries | 02/12/2024 | ||
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| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a high school teacher’s claim for benefits based on her respiratory issues after being exposed to mold. ...Read More | |||
| Supreme Court Upholds Denial of School Aide's Request to Reopen Claim | 02/12/2024 | ||
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| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of an injured school aide’s request to reopen her claim. ...Read More | |||
| Single-Payer Proposal Back in Legislature, Would Defer Comp Question to Board | 02/09/2024 | ||
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| A California lawmaker introduced a bill to create a single-payer health care system and once again the proposal would task an advisory board with figuring out how to handle occupational illnesses and injuries. ...Read More | |||
| Court Clarifies Calculation of Fees Awards For Workers With Service-Connected Disability Retirement | 02/09/2024 | ||
| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that attorney fees are calculated from the compensation awarded to a public employee after applying the offset for any service-connected disability retirement benefits from the employer. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Strip State of Right to Self-Insure | 02/09/2024 | |
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| The state of Colorado would be required to buy workers’ compensation coverage for its workers under a bill introduced this week. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds $2.3 Million Jury Verdict for Worker's Labor Law Claim | 02/09/2024 | ||
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| A New York appellate court upheld a jury’s $2.3 million award for an injured worker on her Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
| Supreme Court Grants Additional Chiropractic Care for Worker Who Lost Part of Leg | 02/09/2024 | ||
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| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of additional chiropractic treatment to an injured worker who suffered the partial loss of a leg. ...Read More | |||
| Supreme Court Denies PPD Benefits for Worker's Knee Injury | 02/09/2024 | ||
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| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to no permanent partial disability benefits for a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier's Claims Survive Dismissal of Worker's Action Against Tortfeasor | 02/08/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that an insurance company has an independent right to pursue claims against a tortfeasor that were not asserted by a worker despite summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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Hypertension, PTSD Presumptions Brought Back Before Lawmakers | 02/08/2024 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maryland lawmakers have reintroduced bills that were never called for a hearing last year and would create presumptions that hypertension and post-traumatic stress disorder are compensable conditions for first responders. ...Read More | |||
