Workers' Compensation News
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Panel Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Statutory Construction, Definition of 'Injury' | 07/24/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel rejected a constitutional challenge to the statutory construction requirements for the state Workers’ Compensation Law and the statutory definition of an injury. ...Read More | |||
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Past President of CAAA Calls Comp System Outdated | 07/19/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 6 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A past president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association called on lawmakers to fix what he called an outdated workers’ compensation system to ensure that injured workers receive timely medical care and adequate indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer's Retirement Not Related to Prior On-Duty Injuries | 07/08/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a police officer’s retirement was voluntary and not caused by his prior duty-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Proportion of Payments for Medical, Indemnity Benefits Holds Steady | 07/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported that the proportion of total loss payments going to indemnity benefits and medical treatment was unchanged in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Bars Worker's Claim for Damages | 06/21/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court determined that the Privette doctrine entitled the defendants in a civil suit to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for injuries from a fall from a ladder inside a jet fuel tank. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Requires Summary Dismissal of Injured Worker's Claims | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided California appellate court ruled that a building owner and a manager should have been granted summary judgment under the Privette doctrine, dismissing an injured worker’s claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Urges Vigilance for Vehicle Safety | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance urged the state’s employers to be proactive in reviewing and enhancing their vehicle safety protocols, saying heavily traveled roads during summer months increase the risk of accidents. ...Read More | |||
| Public School Employer Has Immunity from Civil Liability for Retaliatory Discharge Claim | 05/29/2024 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a public school district was immune from civil liability to a former employee on her retaliatory discharge claim. ...Read More | |||
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Performer Injured During Jousting Match Not Subject to Comp Coverage | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker injured while participating in a jousting demonstration was exempt from coverage under the state Workers’ Compensation Act as a “performer.” ...Read More | |||
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Pair Accused of Cashing Dead Woman's Comp Checks | 04/18/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Prosecutors in southeastern New York announced that two people were arrested and charged with grand larceny and insurance fraud for allegedly cashing workers’ compensation checks sent to one of the suspect’s dead mother. ...Read More | |||
