Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
