Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Award of Statutory Minimum Benefit to Volunteer Firefighter's Widow | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned an award of the statutory minimum benefit to the widow of a volunteer firefighter killed in the line of duty. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Second Surgery for Shoulder Injury | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s need for a second shoulder surgery was the result of her original workplace accident. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Dismissal Upheld in Worker's Gross Negligence Claim Against Colleagues | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against three co-workers, finding he failed to establish that his injuries were due to their gross negligence. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Proposes Anti-Discrimination Bill | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Rhode Island lawmaker introduced a bill that would prohibit employers and their agents from taking adverse action against an employee who exercised a right relating to a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require Comp Hearings in County Seat | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A South Carolina senator introduced legislation that would require workers’ compensation hearings to be held in county seats. Current law re...Read More | |||
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BWC Holding Educational Conference June 12-14 | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that its 2024 Educational Conference will be June 12-14 in Murfreesboro. Th...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Kallie Banker to Buffalo Office | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Goldberg Segalla announced that Kallie Banker joined the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group in Buffalo. Banker represents...Read More | |||
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Worker at MMI Can No Longer Receive Temporary Disability Benefits | 01/11/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that an injured worker who reached maximum medical improvement could no longer receive temporary disability benefits, as a matter of law. ...Read More | |||
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Defense Firm Gilson Daub Opens Fort Lauderdale Office | 01/11/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Gilson Daub on Wednesday announced the opening of a new office in Fort Lauderdale. ...Read More | |||
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Evidentiary Ruling Results in Reinstatement of COVID-Related Death Claim | 01/11/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeal set aside a denial of benefits for a police officer’s death from COVID-19-related complications. Case: ...Read More | |||
