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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Workers' Disability Compensation Appeals Commission Moving

State: Michigan
Topic: NORTH
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The Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission is moving on Aug. 30.

The commission will relocate to 2501 Woodlake Circle in Okemos, the same location

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

One Day Comp Seminar Scheduled for Oct. 14

State: New Jersey
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A comprehensive New Jersey workers’ compensation seminar on Oct. 14 will explore issues ranging from the pandemic and return-to-work to head and knee injuries.

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Carrier Effectively Cancels Coverage Before Employee's Hand Injury

State: Connecticut
Topic: NORTH
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The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier effectively canceled its coverage for an employer prior to the date of

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Report: Cities Call Cost of PTSD Claims Unsustainable

State: Minnesota
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A lobbyist for the League of Minnesota Cities said the cost of workers’ compensation claims and health insurance for police officers claiming duty disability retirement for

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Court Reinstates Claims by Worker Who Fell While Installing Sign

State: New York
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A New York appellate court revived a worker’s claims based on his injuries from a fall while installing a sign on the soffit of a

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Vaughan Baio & Partners Welcomes Attorneys in Two New Offices

State: New York
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Vaughan Baio & Partners on Tuesday announced the addition of nine new attorneys who will drive the firm’s expansion in New York.

Partners Zachary H.

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Worker Who Tripped Over Bucket Fails to Assert Viable Labor Law or Negligence Claim

State: New York
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A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims for negligence and violation of the Labor Law based on a fall over a

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Class Action Targets Management of Veterans' Facility for COVID Outbreak

State: Massachusetts
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A nurse at a state-run veterans’ facility in Massachusetts where 77 people died from COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic filed a class-action

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Former Mayor Pleads Guilty to Charges From Insurance Scheme

State: Illinois
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An insurance agent and the former mayor of a city in southern Illinois pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about sharing a commission his

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