Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Son of Fatal Heart Attack Victim | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of benefits for the son of a worker who died of a heart attack. Richard Cronk worked for K...Read More | |||
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Annual Comp Conference Set for June 12-14 | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A certified therapy dog joins the list of presenters featured in the upcoming Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, set for June 12-14 in Murfreesboro. ...Read More | |||
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Employer That Failed to Provide Treatment for Worker Can Still Direct Future Care | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Missouri appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to direct a worker’s future medical care even though it had refused to pay for her treatment for more than a decade. ...Read More | |||
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Performer Injured During Jousting Match Not Subject to Comp Coverage | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker injured while participating in a jousting demonstration was exempt from coverage under the state Workers’ Compensation Act as a “performer.” ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment for Ladder Accident | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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3rd DCA Publishes Decision on Compensability of Car Accident; Defendant Petitions High Court | 05/14/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on the compensability of a worker’s injuries after he left his job at a remote fire camp without his employer’s knowledge, and in violation of its rules. ...Read More | |||
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Department Releases Training Video | 05/14/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's Compliance, Records and Training (CRT) unit has created a new training video to assist administrators who file denials of primary liability. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Sets Benefit-Assistance Events for Black Lung Disease Cases | 05/14/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor's federal Black Lung Program has set outreach events for current and former coal miners with disabilities related to black lung disease in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. ...Read More | |||
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Research Group Releases Report on Access to Care | 05/14/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group released a new report on access to care in the Lone Star State's workers' compensation system between 2017 and 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Finding of No Liability for Second Injury Fund | 05/14/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a finding that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for a worker’s permanent total disability after she suffered two different leg injuries. ...Read More | |||
