Workers' Compensation News
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Property Owners, Architect Not Liable for Labor Law Claims | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owners of a private residence and their architect were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law and negligence claims against them by an injured employee of a general contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Again Rules Contractor Has Immunity From Worker's Claim | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court has again ruled that a contractor was immune from civil liability for injuries suffered by an employee of a crane company it hired. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim to Add New Conditions | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions. Case: McKinney v...Read More | |||
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Senators Float Classifying Substance Abuse as Occupational Hazard | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two senators in Connecticut announced plans to introduce legislation that would treat substance abuse as an occupational hazard. “If a worke...Read More | |||
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Trucking Company Fined After Worker Dies in Confined Space | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited trucking Wayne Transports Inc. after a worker died in a confined space. Justin ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Reports 42 Compensable Fatalities in 2023 | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services reported that it received notice of 42 fatalities accepted for workers’ compensation benefits in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Publishes Report on Average Benefit Payments | 08/30/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute published a report on trends in average benefit payments valued 24 months from the date of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Farmworker Heat Injury Bill | 08/30/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly voted to send Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would create the presumption that heat injuries and illnesses arose out of employment for agricultural workers whose employers violated certain workplace safety standards. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Claim for Attorney Fees Moot | 08/30/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claim for fees for the work her attorney did in securing benefits she was owed under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Modification of Worker's Status to Partially Disabled | 08/30/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the modification of a worker’s status from totally to partially disabled. Case: ...Read More | |||
