Workers' Compensation News
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Report Cites High Rate of Injury, Assault on NYC Delivery Workers | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Gig workers delivering food in New York City report high rates of injury and assaults, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Urban Health. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Presents Insufficient Evidence to Establish CT Injury | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for alleged repetitive trauma injuries as supported by insufficient evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Mysterious Fall | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a home health care worker for her injuries from a fall from an unknown cause. ...Read More | |||
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CLARA Analytics, Origami Risk Announce Partnership | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| CLARA Analytics and Origami Risk announced a partnership to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry. ...Read More | |||
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Court Order Compels Worker to Travel 150 Miles for Psychiatric IME | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court issued an order compelling an injured worker to travel 150 miles from home to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. ...Read More | |||
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OccMD Partners With Private Equity Firm Council Capital | 04/30/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| OccMD announced a partnership with private equity firm Council Capital. Dallas-based OccMD provides medical management services for companies whose...Read More | |||
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Assembly Approves Bill to Add Right to Attorney to Workplace Posters | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would require employers to notify workers that they have a right to consult an attorney to discuss workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Get SLU Award for Loss Caused by Brain Injury | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an award for a worker’s loss of use of his limbs may be available when medical evidence shows that loss is the result of brain injury, not direct trauma to the extremities. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker With Alleged Eye Injury | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for an alleged eye injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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Treatment Allegedly Outside Guidelines Still Reasonable, Necessary for Worker | 04/29/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a determination that an injured worker’s treatments were reasonable and necessary even though they allegedly fell outside the parameters of the state’s administrative health care practice guidelines. ...Read More | |||
