The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits for a laborer for conditions related to injuries he sustained to his neck and shoulder.
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A California appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's contention that it has jurisdiction over all claims filed by athletes who signed
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in vetoing a bill that would have revised eligibility criteria for the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, ordered the Division of
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Permanent partial disability benefits for nonschedule injuries must be calculated based on functional impairment instead of lost earnings when workers have returned to employment and earn
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s motion to amend the language of a consent letter should have been denied because the proposal allowed
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the denial of line-of-duty death benefits for a retired firefighter’s fatal heart attack.
Floyd Jones joined the St. Paul
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Rules adopted to protect California workers from high heat led to double-digit reductions in injuries with substantial outdoor exposure, according to a new report by
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The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a dispute over causation for a worker’s claimed neck injury should have been referred to the state Medical Commission
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A California appellate court said the one-year limitations period to bring a legal malpractice claim must be tolled when an injured worker alleges that her
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A federal appellate court revived an airline employee’s claim that he was terminated in retaliation for his pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits for a head
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