An increase in average temporary disability duration drove a nearly 10% increase in average indemnity benefits per claim in Wisconsin in 2022, according to a
… Read more »The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker’s knee injury, but overturned the award of permanent total disability benefits as
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Labor announced a $13,500 settlement with a New Jersey contractor it says could have prevented a fatal fall.
The department said
… Read more »A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim and ruled that he should have been granted leave to amend it.
Case:
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims against property owners for an alleged injury from closing the
… Read more »Working-age Massachusetts residents who died between 2011 and 2020 were 35% more likely to have succumbed to an opioid-related overdose if they had previously been injured
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that summary judgment could not be granted on the Labor Law and indemnification claims arising from a worker’s fall
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his motorized scaffold accident.
Case: De Los
… Read more »New York lawmakers are proposing to increase the threshold for determining whether certain medical procedures require prior approval and to prohibit using the list of
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for a truck driver’s fatal heart attack.
Case: Dnistranskiy v. Brite Logistics Inc.
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is pleased to announce that registration fo …
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is pleased to announce that registration fo …