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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Additional Treatment, TTD Benefits

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits for a knee injury.

Case:

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

OSHA Fines Contractor $50,703 for Drowning Death

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Louisiana contractor $50,703 for violations that resulted in the drowning death of a heavy equipment operator

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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
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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 Orders Consideration of Whether Employer Endorsed Jaywalking

  • State: Oregon
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Oregon Court of Appeals remanded a case to the Workers' Compensation Board with instructions to consider whether an employer exposed a worker to a

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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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Monday, December 30, 2024

DWC Tells Employers, Providers to Look for Work-Related Cases of Bird Flu

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Friday urged employers and providers to look for work-related cases of bird flu.

The DWC said bird flu

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Monday, December 30, 2024

9th COA: No Error for ALJ to Find Claimant Lacked Credibility, Terminate Benefits

  • National
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Legal
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In an unpublished decision, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of an administrative law judge to terminate benefits being paid to

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Monday, December 30, 2024

ICA Warns of Mail Processing Delays

  • State: Arizona
  • Topic: WEST
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that processing of mail sent to its claims and administrative law judge divisions may be delayed as it starts

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Monday, December 30, 2024

OSHA Says Amazon Settlement Will Lead to Corporate Ergonomics Program

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  • Topic: NATIONAL
  • - Popular with: Employer
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that Amazon will pay a $145,000 penalty and implement a company-wide ergonomics program as part of a

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