A New York appellate court tossed an employer’s appeal challenging a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board regarding its interpretation of the statutory and regulatory
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the defendants were also
… Read more »Louisiana lawmakers have introduced bills that would presume that claims are compensable if they haven’t been denied within three months, and to allow employers to
… Read more »The National Council on Compensation Insurance said that though high-wage earners typically have longer temporary disability duration than low-wage earners, the influence of pay on TD duration
… Read more »The Maine Bureau of Insurance approved a 19% average loss cost decrease for policies incepting on or after April 1.
“If all insurers fully adopt
… Read more »The North Carolina Supreme Court expressly adopted a long-standing Court of Appeals precedent using the "directly related" test to determine whether the causal connection required
… Read more »A one-time transfer of $5 million from the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund would be used to establish an account to cover administrative costs associated
… Read more »Louisiana employers would not be allowed to challenge causation or compensability for the first time during the appeal of a treatment dispute determination, under a
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a coal miner was not entitled to additional disability for a crush injury to his left
… Read more »A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a malfunctioning grinder.
Case: Desprez v. United Prime Broadway
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