A bill in West Virginia would require employers to provide paid traumatic event counseling to peace officers, firefighters and 911 dispatchers exposed to certain critical
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Workers' compensation insurance services provider Summit announced the expansion of its coverage into Delaware and Pennsylvania.
The Lakeland, Florida-based Summit said the Delaware Department of
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a firefighter’s claim for benefits for his hearing loss was time-barred.
Case: Dunn v. Jefferson Parish Fire Department, No.
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The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of benefits for damage to a worker’s lower teeth.
Case: Peed v. Essential Staffing Inc., No. S25A-06-001 RHR,
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A New York appellate court reinstated the claims against a property owner for a worker’s death from a falling beam.
Case: Chiriboga-Herrera v. Litt, No.
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a circuit court erred in dismissing an interlocutory appeal from a Workers’ Compensation Commission decision.
Case: Heberlein v. IWCC,
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An Ohio appellate court held that a staff hearing officer did not err or abuse discretion in awarding permanent total disability benefits to a truck
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The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a property owners’ association was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s civil claim for injuries
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An Arizona appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his fall was intentional and that he had not suffered
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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to permanent disability benefits, even though it was too soon to determine
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