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Friday, January 3, 2025

Employee of Uninsured Employer Can't Proceed With Claim Against Auto Insurer

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s suit against an automobile insurance carrier for coverage of his economic losses

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Bill Would Require WCB to Issue Stop-Work Orders to Uninsured Employers

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The New York State Workers' Compensation Board would be required to issue stop-work orders to employers that knowingly fail to provide workers’ compensation coverage under a

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Claim for Loss-of-Use Benefits Cannot Be Asserted After Death of Worker

  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a claim for loss-of-use compensation for an injured worker cannot be asserted after the worker's death.

Case: State ex rel.

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Worker Should Have Been Granted Approval of 3rd Party Settlement

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted judicial approval of her settlement of a third-party personal injury action.

Case:

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Governor Signs Bill to Expand Warehouse Worker Protections

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that would build on warehouse worker protections enacted in 2022.

The governor on Dec. 21 signed Senate

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Denial of Convicted Fraudster's Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea Gets Upheld

  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: NORTH
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An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea to a charge of workers’ compensation fraud.

Case: State

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Contractor Fined $161,325 for Trench Collapse that Killed Owner's Brother

  • State: Maine
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Federal workplace safety regulators fined a general contractor in Maine $161,325 saying it ignored repeated warnings and its own site-specific safety plan prior to a

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

BWC Rule Changes Open for Public Comment

  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is seeking comments on two fee schedule rules and an outpatient formulary regulation.

The bureau is proposing to adopt

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Defendant Allegedly Misled About Status of Worker's Comp Claim Can't Get Relief from Default

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a civil suit was not entitled to relief from a default judgment against it even

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Monday, December 30, 2024

Court Affirms Award of Benefits to Traveling Employee

  • State: Illinois
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Workers' Compensation Commission Division of the Illinois Appellate Court said a claimant who worked at 29 jobsites in 16 months was a traveling employee

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