en-us Worker's Compensation Top News Stories Top Workers', Workman's, Workmen's Compensation News Stories Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:22:13 -0700 Zend_Feed_Writer 1.19.1 (http://framework.zend.com) https://www.workcompcentral.com/news/index news@workcompcentral.com (WorkCompCentral) WorkCompCentral Worker's Claim for COVID-19 Infection Dismissed as Untimely Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/fc36ad4e7dc6f42fa7cdcbf6a67ec0450e9f1268 fc36ad4e7dc6f42fa7cdcbf6a67ec0450e9f1268 Court Tosses Worker's Challenge to Dismissal of Civil Suit Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/d3270db94a732097a774663866afbd02cc1799ef d3270db94a732097a774663866afbd02cc1799ef Split Court Overturns Award to Field Surveyor for COVID-19 Infection Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/cccc3b3b90544a128ac55fa1ddcd1e620d0021db cccc3b3b90544a128ac55fa1ddcd1e620d0021db Repeatedly Jailed Worker Gets New AWW Calculation, Penalties Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/f1b6f9fc89e09a0d17c9d64d3ae4cb661e8ab3ce f1b6f9fc89e09a0d17c9d64d3ae4cb661e8ab3ce Bills Propose Penalty for Unreasonable Denial, Presumption of Compensability After 90 Days Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/baa9f88add96720e0b8370ee8fdbf045f5f30051 baa9f88add96720e0b8370ee8fdbf045f5f30051 Worker Gets Benefits, Fees, Penalties for Offer of Inappropriate Job Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/4935f7e56521f633c4526b53f661f14775a93ddc 4935f7e56521f633c4526b53f661f14775a93ddc Bill Would Prohibit Raising Causation as Defense for First Time in Treatment Dispute Appeal Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/2bdcb73ce50908af1784a96db30223637592e30b 2bdcb73ce50908af1784a96db30223637592e30b Lawmakers Mum on Comp Bills Criticized as 'Draconian' Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/57e2c1704c29b770c5029153b16c482dd6800960 57e2c1704c29b770c5029153b16c482dd6800960 Court Properly Limits Damages Available to Heirs of Drowned Worker Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/530ecb1b187b7c7e6395f65c19f1b4101990a7f5 530ecb1b187b7c7e6395f65c19f1b4101990a7f5 Court: Worker Shouldn't Have Been Denied Referral to Pulmonologist Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/26766cd281b1f9616e1cd23eefa09a9410fbae81 26766cd281b1f9616e1cd23eefa09a9410fbae81 Firefighter With Occupational Disease Gets Supplemental Earnings Benefits Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/cfb86c37997db61b6f02c39e1254807522d9013b cfb86c37997db61b6f02c39e1254807522d9013b Department Announces 9% Rate Cut Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/da32d2df9100923f49efdb752877ef7e53108956 da32d2df9100923f49efdb752877ef7e53108956 Worker's Intentional Tort Claim for Forklift Accident Reinstated Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/bc49a2128b69752c5ec73cd640ff152067c788b7 bc49a2128b69752c5ec73cd640ff152067c788b7 No Indemnity Benefits for Worker, but Employer Must Pay for Shoulder Surgery Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/5727903dcc0665ba4c848a6069120665454146bb 5727903dcc0665ba4c848a6069120665454146bb No Comp Benefits for Minor Child of Worker Killed in Crash After Night Out with Colleagues Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/13b6069b89a85ce875225a111359fce9ce5ca479 13b6069b89a85ce875225a111359fce9ce5ca479 Employee Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against Colleague, Employer for Car Accident Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/76f88a02d0806a66885c0fdd364bb50f783556b6 76f88a02d0806a66885c0fdd364bb50f783556b6 No Benefits, New Trial for Self-Represented Worker Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/2c66566f56f83e134f090b62b99a67235199277d 2c66566f56f83e134f090b62b99a67235199277d Worker Qualifies as Independent Contractor but Is Still Entitled to Comp Benefits Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/1fb2227e5af9611ff881191cf313ea5b906b5772 1fb2227e5af9611ff881191cf313ea5b906b5772 Employer Hit With Penalties, Fees for Denying Worker's Shoulder Surgery Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/9c0449789011a7a040e8b7f6a9efce18bf112b45 9c0449789011a7a040e8b7f6a9efce18bf112b45 Parking Garage Owner Qualifies as Statutory Employer of Allegedly Injured Worker Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/dd9856595d108788ed916b7d4733c066b445d058 dd9856595d108788ed916b7d4733c066b445d058 College Professor Fails to Establish Claim of Injury Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/d00865f469bc4bb778ca465502dfc0ca26f07143 d00865f469bc4bb778ca465502dfc0ca26f07143 Worker Still Entitled to Benefits After Termination for Fight With Supervisor Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/5a9f81de4559508d1734286790b169ff22b79fc4 5a9f81de4559508d1734286790b169ff22b79fc4 Worker Gets Medical Benefits for Injuries From Fall, but No SEBs Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/cbd21242a80cfa07ca8564a9f70cb430facf3ead cbd21242a80cfa07ca8564a9f70cb430facf3ead