Workers' Compensation News
| DWC Closing Eureka Virtual Office Oct. 18 | 09/19/2024 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said it is closing a virtual district office in Eureka on Oct. 18 and shifting cases to Santa Rosa. Beginning Oct. 1, all hearing requests will be scheduled in the Santa Rosa district office, the DWC said. Hearings that are cu...Read More | |||
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Supervisor Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Civil Suit Over Motor Vehicle Accident | 09/19/2024 | |
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| The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his supervisor for his injuries from motor vehicle accident caused when the supervisor fell asleep behind the wheel while they were carpooling to a jobsite. ...Read More | |||
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L&I: Man Accused of Stealing $340,000 by Running Business While Collecting Benefits | 09/19/2024 | |
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| A man who allegedly started a metal fabrication shop just weeks after suffering a workplace injury was charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing about $340,000 in indemnity benefits, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Overturns Denial of Former Pro Soccer Player's Knee Injury Claim | 09/19/2024 | |
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| The District of Columbia’s high court overturned the denial of a former professional soccer player’s claim for benefits for a right knee injury allegedly caused by a decades-old injury to her left knee. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 1% PPD Award for Worker With Knee Injury | 09/19/2024 | |
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| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 1% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s knee injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Employer's Entitlement to Terminate Worker's Benefits | 09/19/2024 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an employer’s entitlement to terminate its payment of benefits to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Missouri Employers Mutual Rebrands Ahead of Privatization | 09/19/2024 | |
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| Missouri Employers Mutual announced a new brand identity, MEM, that unites the work comp carrier and its subsidiary, Previsor, under a single banner. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits Increase 3.8% Oct. 1 | 09/19/2024 | |
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| Benefits are increasing by about 3.8% for injuries sustained on or after Oct. 1, according to information that the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation posted on its website. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meets Sept. 27 | 09/18/2024 | |
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| California’s labor-management advisory panel is scheduled to meet Sept. 27 in Oakland. Members of the Commission on Health and Safety...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Received VSSR Award Can't Pursue Intentional Tort Claim | 09/18/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s intentional tort claim against his employer for injuries from an unguarded table saw. ...Read More | |||
