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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Injured Worker Who Quit New Job After 4 Days Gets Benefits Reinstated

  • State: District of Columbia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The District of Columbia’s highest court upheld an order to reinstate a worker’s benefits and vocational rehabilitation services when he quit his newfound employment after

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Election of Remedies Defeats Worker's Civil Suit Over Finger Amputation

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his employer for the traumatic amputation of his finger in a

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

DWC: 14 Fewer Fatal Injuries in 2023

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation said the state had 564 fatal occupational injuries in 2023, 14 fewer than in 2022.

The incident rate of fatalities

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Court Upholds Decision Compelling Arbitration, Dismissing FEHA Claim

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A California appeals court upheld a trial court's determination that a worker was required to arbitrate her claims for false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional

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Monday, January 13, 2025

OWCP Withdraws Proposed Changes to LHWCA Penalty Rules

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  • Topic: NATIONAL
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is withdrawing a proposal to adjust penalty provisions in the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

OWCP in

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Monday, January 13, 2025

High Court Strikes Down Regulation on Compensability of Psychological Conditions

  • State: North Dakota
  • Topic: NORTH
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The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that Workforce Safety and Insurance exceeded its authority in promulgating a regulation that deprived a worker of benefits for

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Insurance Department Webinar to Cover URA Application Tips

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Department of Insurance is holding a webinar Jan. 30 to discuss utilization review agent application tips.

The agency said the program will cover

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Protect Workers From Unhealthy Air

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health reminds employers of their duty to protect workers from unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke, as several fires

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Court Upholds Award to Corrections Officer for Physical/Mental Injuries

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a corrections officer for his mental and physical injuries after being assaulted by two

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Worker Ejected From Bucket Lift Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker ejected from a bucket lift should have been granted summary judgment on her Labor Law claim.

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