Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Award of Penalties, Fees for Employer's Reduction of Benefits | 05/25/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of penalties and attorney fees to an injured Walmart employee whose benefits had been reduced on the opinion of a vocational rehabilitation counselor who did not perform any functional testing. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment for Shower Curtain Rod Mishap | 05/24/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall while installing a shower curtain rod, but the defendants should have been granted conditional summary judgment on their cross-claims for indemnification and contrib...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured While Power-Washing HVAC Chillers Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/24/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from power-washing heating, ventilation and air conditioning chillers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Raises Triable Issues of Fraud, Duress to Defense's Claim of Release | 05/23/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claims based on triable issues as to whether he had been the victim of fraud or duress when he executed releases purporting to waive his claims against the defendants. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Opens Registration for Training Courses | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section opened registration for free online training classes that will be held throughout the rest of the year. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Fall From Truck | 05/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to assert a viable Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall from a truck. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Knee Operation, Weight-Loss Surgery | 05/19/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a child care provider’s need for knee surgery was related to a prior work accident, as was her need for bariatric surgery. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Updates Claim Notice Form | 05/19/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division revised its claim notice form to update language and formatting and to make the document usable for the employer-at-injury program. ...Read More | |||
| WCRI: Chiropractic Care Can Lead to Lower Comp Costs | 05/19/2022 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| States that give injured workers control over selecting their medical providers are among those with the highest prevalence of chiropractic care, which data shows can lead to lower workers' compensation costs, according to a report released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institu...Read More | |||
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WCJ Can Order Worker to Reimburse Employer From Proceeds of Out-of-State Settlement | 05/17/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a judge could order a worker to reimburse his employer and its insurance carrier for the benefits received from the proceeds of a third-party settlement he obtained in an out-of-state legal action. ...Read More | |||
