Workers' Compensation News
Worker Who Fell While Installing Sign Prevails on Labor Law Claim | 01/22/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling from a ladder while installing a storefront sign. ...Read More | |||
Workers' Compensation Board Sets COVID-19 Webinar | 01/19/2024 | ||
Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
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New York State's Workers’ Compensation Board will hold a webinar for workers who believe they contracted COVID-19 on the job. The free ...Read More | |||
Worker Loses Right to Participate in Comp Fund | 01/19/2024 | ||
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to judgment disallowing a worker from participating in the state workers' compensation fund. ...Read More | |||
Worker Entitled to Industrial Impairment in Excess of Medical Rating | 01/18/2024 | ||
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had an occupational impairment exceeding her medical impairment rating. C...Read More | |||
Worker Timely Files Claim for TTD | 01/18/2024 | ||
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits based on a change in condition was timely filed within 24 months from the last date compensation was paid to her. ...Read More | |||
Worker Not Entitled to Mandamus Relief From Denial of Claim, Continuing Jurisdiction | 01/16/2024 | ||
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from Industrial Commission decisions denying his claim for benefits and declining to exercise continuing jurisdiction over his claim. ...Read More | |||
Worker Struck by Steel Cable Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/16/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a steel cable was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law Section 240(1) claim because his injuries were not the result of the application of the force of gravity to an object or person. ...Read More | |||
Worker Entitled to Second Surgery for Shoulder Injury | 01/12/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
Worker at MMI Can No Longer Receive Temporary Disability Benefits | 01/11/2024 | ||
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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 | |||
Worker Hurt by Falling Object Can't Bring Viable Labor Law Claim | 01/05/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a moving company employee could not assert a viable Labor Law claim for his injuries from an object falling on his foot. ...Read More | |||