Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fails to Prove Compensability of Rotator Cuff Tear | 09/22/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker failed to prove his torn rotator cuff had been caused by an on-the-job injury. ...Read More | |||
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Zurich NA Names Japhet Boutin Head of Technical Claims | 09/22/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Zurich North America appointed Japhet Boutin to serve as senior vice president and head of technical claims. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of Equipment Operator's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 09/22/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a heavy equipment operator’s carpal tunnel claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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Report: Social Security Clawing Back Overpayments From Injured Workers | 09/22/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Injured workers are getting caught up in the federal government’s efforts to claw back billions of dollars in Social Security overpayments, according to a report by the Kaiser Family...Read More | |||
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Independent Contractors Don't Qualify as Statutory Employers | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that independent contractors are not afforded immunity from tort liability under the workers’ compensation law as statutory employers, unlike contractors and subcontractors. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Loses Challenge to Jury Verdict in Subrogation Action | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s award of damages against a general contractor in a subrogation action by an insurance carrier to recover what it had paid in benefits to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Worker's Request to Increase PPD Award | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker failed to prove his entitlement to a higher permanent partial disability award for his injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award Without Apportionment for Worker's Back Injury | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 5% permanent partial disability award to a coal company employee for his back injury. ...Read More | |||
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State Workplace Health Officials Set Training Event | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Division of Occupational Safety and Health is holding a free, four-day training event in October. The event will include sessions explori...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Pipe Manufacturer for Preventable Death | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a pipe manufacturer $245,546 for violations uncovered during the investigation of a March 2023 workplace death. ...Read More | |||
