Workers' Compensation News
| Court Upholds Worker's Convictions for Embezzlement, Workers' Compensation Fraud | 07/01/2024 | ||
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| A federal appellate court upheld a worker’s convictions and sentence to embezzlement and workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Defamation Claims Against Employer | 07/01/2024 | ||
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| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s defamation claim against his employer for alleged statements made after he appeared to suffer an on-the-job injury. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Claim for Injuries From Floor Collapse | 07/01/2024 | ||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling when a section of flooring collapsed beneath him. ...Read More | |||
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Denying Time Off for Treatment Would Be Discrimination Under Amended Bill | 06/28/2024 | |
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| California employers would be illegally discriminating against injured workers if they deny requests to let them miss work to get treatment for occupational injuries, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates PTD Award for Worker With Back Injury | 06/28/2024 | |
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| The South Carolina Supreme Court reinstated an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who lost the use of his back, despite the low impairment ratings he had received. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Failed to Perfect Appeal of Board Decision Denying Request to Reopen Claim | 06/28/2024 | ||
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| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured worker’s request to reopen her claim due to her failure to timely perfect her appeal of the decision of the Board of Industrial Appeals. ...Read More | |||
| Federal Court Upholds Worker's Award of Black Lung Benefits Despite ALJ's Evidentiary Mistake | 06/28/2024 | ||
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| A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a coal industry employee despite the administrative law judge’s evidentiary error. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall Through Roof | 06/28/2024 | ||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment for his injuries from a fall through the roof of a building he was repairing. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Intentional Tort Claim Against Employer | 06/28/2024 | ||
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| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s intentional tort claim accusing his employer of allegedly causing his accident by removing the safety feet from the ladder he used for a roofing project. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Extends Deadline for Judicial Applications | 06/28/2024 | |
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| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration extended the deadline to apply for a soon-to-be vacant judicial seat until Aug. 5. ...Read More | |||
