Workers' Compensation News
Court Denies Employer's Successive Application for Hearing as Lacking Probable Cause | 11/01/2024 | ||
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying an employer’s successive application for a hearing as being unsupported by probable cause. ...Read More | |||
WCS Opens Registration for Training Webinars | 11/01/2024 | ||
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The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section opened registration for free online training classes that will be held in January. Th...Read More | |||
OSHA Cites Contractors for Fatal Fall | 11/01/2024 | ||
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two contractors that it said could have prevented a fatal accident if they followed workplace safety rules. ...Read More | |||
Defendants Get Partial Reversal of Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claims | 11/01/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on one aspect of his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Defendant's Indemnification Claim | 11/01/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a defendant’s indemnification claim against an injured worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Award for Worker's Elbow Injury from Fall | 11/01/2024 | ||
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award for a worker’s elbow injury from an on-the-job fall. ...Read More | |||
Injured Workers Can't Back Out of Settlement Agreement on Carrier's Lien | 10/31/2024 | ||
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that two injured workers could not back out of a settlement agreement they entered with their employer’s insurance carrier to satisfy the carrier’s subrogation lien. ...Read More | |||
Assessment Rate to Drop 22% | 10/31/2024 | ||
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a 22% drop in the workers' compensation assessment rate is projected to save state employers about $191 million in 2025. ...Read More | |||
Insurance Division Approves 4.3% Loss Cost Cut | 10/31/2024 | ||
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The Colorado Division of Insurance announced a 4.3% average loss cost decrease for workers' compensation policies incepting in 2025. ...Read More | |||
Double-Dipping State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Larceny | 10/31/2024 | ||
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The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that a former state trooper who operated a silk-screening business while receiving temporary disability benefits pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny. ...Read More | |||