Workers' Compensation News
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Annual Reports of Inventory Due April 1 | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a reminder to claims administrators that their annual reports of inventory are due April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Mandamus Relief From Denial of Claim, Continuing Jurisdiction | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from Industrial Commission decisions denying his claim for benefits and declining to exercise continuing jurisdiction over his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Steel Cable Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a steel cable was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law Section 240(1) claim because his injuries were not the result of the application of the force of gravity to an object or person. ...Read More | |||
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Penalties for Safety Violations Increase 3.24% for Inflation | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations on Friday announced a 3.24% increase in penalties for workplace safety violations, due to inflation. S...Read More | |||
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Measure Proposes Presumptive Coverage for Additional Cancers | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Senate on Friday unanimously passed a bill that would expand the list of cancers that are presumed to be compensable for firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant's Motion to Renew Properly Denied | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of a Labor Law defendant’s motion to renew its opposition to a grant of summary judgment for the injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Retaliation Claim | 01/16/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of discrimination and retaliation, finding he had been validly terminated for violating its absence-control policy. ...Read More | |||
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Governor's Budget Includes Funding for 8 New Judges | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation would get eight new judges, under a preliminary budget unveiled this week. The $291 billion bud...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Fees for Hospitals, ASCs | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced updates to the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Appeal Petition Properly Dismissed as Untimely | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the dismissal of a worker’s untimely petition to appeal a prior administrative ruling. ...Read More | |||
