en-us Worker's Compensation Top News Stories Top Workers', Workman's, Workmen's Compensation News Stories Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:55:32 -0700 Zend_Feed_Writer 1.19.1 (http://framework.zend.com) https://www.workcompcentral.com/news/index news@workcompcentral.com (WorkCompCentral) WorkCompCentral Split Court Issues Writ for Worker to Receive VSSR Award for Trench Accident Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/98be64890e4755dd0059cbb78fb7ea95ea452d63 98be64890e4755dd0059cbb78fb7ea95ea452d63 Court Clarifies Extent to Which Partial Amputation Results in Total Loss Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/7a0f372e15715e02676d1ecbac9167edbecc513d 7a0f372e15715e02676d1ecbac9167edbecc513d Split Court Rejects Magistrate's Recommendation, Issues Writ Vacating Denial of PTD Award Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/af5d34d10d11f5fa3e5b97a15b38aa15ce5eb87e af5d34d10d11f5fa3e5b97a15b38aa15ce5eb87e BWC: 7% Rate Cut for Private Employers Takes Effect Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/09b77ca7f4d5987264bf1af11c3e1c34e8143aef 09b77ca7f4d5987264bf1af11c3e1c34e8143aef BWC Reopens Safety Grant Programs; $35M Available Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/52240c4fb514d08ee92bdcc87cabe99bd2154233 52240c4fb514d08ee92bdcc87cabe99bd2154233 Worker Not Entitled to Relief From Decision She Allegedly Never Received Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/cd0ef97b0dd58fc06fbd701595c2cc64e9df930c cd0ef97b0dd58fc06fbd701595c2cc64e9df930c Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Intentional Tort Claim Against Employer Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/a2509de4eb9796547260e0c69db89bd36182c404 a2509de4eb9796547260e0c69db89bd36182c404 Court Upholds Dismissal of Day Care Worker's Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/e13ecd9791b2d594e815174589675e3f638d0f50 e13ecd9791b2d594e815174589675e3f638d0f50 Court Overturns VSSR Award for Worker With Chemical Burns Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/6bfdb0ec26747b931f401f1099bdd3ca3d7d1f33 6bfdb0ec26747b931f401f1099bdd3ca3d7d1f33 Court Says Injured Worker Not Entitled to Participate in Vocational Rehab Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/0348fce5c354ad3e52d3aa53b9a418a84fd7e8fd 0348fce5c354ad3e52d3aa53b9a418a84fd7e8fd Exposure Testing Law for Air Ambulance Workers Takes Effect Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/c992de90f04b4d5d0932ee0bbddd52d0108e288f c992de90f04b4d5d0932ee0bbddd52d0108e288f Worker Fired on Day of Injury Still Entitled to TTD Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/8cf05bbd11640cea873ce4718c1a46bd452c1f1f 8cf05bbd11640cea873ce4718c1a46bd452c1f1f Supreme Court Denies Loss-of-Use Award to Worker With Incomplete Paraplegia Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/10ce496811c00b8b6b12dba738237d3391e9a9d2 10ce496811c00b8b6b12dba738237d3391e9a9d2 Commission's Lack of Jurisdiction Over Claim Doesn't Affect Worker's Appeal Fri, 03 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/ab44546151e3a9e88053fbba3e2c2c216990868a ab44546151e3a9e88053fbba3e2c2c216990868a Court Rejects Worker's Intentional Tort Claim, Motion for Post-Judgment Relief Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/02d9a71edc4c94b6fdae21eeb6e30dcae5e2a97b 02d9a71edc4c94b6fdae21eeb6e30dcae5e2a97b Worker Can Get SLU Award for Loss Caused by Brain Injury Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/146f913ae592289f14365d62a1c2abf6d9b872ce 146f913ae592289f14365d62a1c2abf6d9b872ce Industrial Commission Properly Exercises Authority to Correct Error of Law Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/ec3924c36bbe93fbc84d0271d3ed6fc7f9097e2e ec3924c36bbe93fbc84d0271d3ed6fc7f9097e2e Employer Must Pay Enhanced Award for Violation of Specific Safety Requirement Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/2c22304942bc7cbe1eb26d7c434c78a63a33db3c 2c22304942bc7cbe1eb26d7c434c78a63a33db3c Judge Did Not Err in Declining to Issue Jury Interrogatories Proposed by Employer Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/156226adf06c5e93a216762389b61544be3dd4f7 156226adf06c5e93a216762389b61544be3dd4f7 Worker With History of Injuries Gets PTD Benefits Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/8b134fe89d72f8577f9a71cbe2f184e8096597df 8b134fe89d72f8577f9a71cbe2f184e8096597df Worker Gets Writ for Reconsideration of Job Offer Adequacy Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/7c39c3581e8597bbeb3645d9989c0c5c1cfe9a21 7c39c3581e8597bbeb3645d9989c0c5c1cfe9a21 Court Overturns Award of Fees to Former Counsel for Injured Worker Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/465080a8c6bf9bccbcbe702a5b767f5ab99f3979 465080a8c6bf9bccbcbe702a5b767f5ab99f3979 Court Upholds Commission's Jurisdiction to Vacate TTD Award Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/13479d808b5f91b8493094ea4e7932e6a7c7485a 13479d808b5f91b8493094ea4e7932e6a7c7485a Worker Denied TTD After Surgery Gets Writ Relief Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/65e2de472b689c7a02d9a74f0b5c33b5205cdb73 65e2de472b689c7a02d9a74f0b5c33b5205cdb73 Widow Gets Mandamus Relief on Denial of VSSR Claim Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/ec67f70af1c00b0b2c1bbdc2b6a22100a74726b0 ec67f70af1c00b0b2c1bbdc2b6a22100a74726b0 No TTD for Worker Laid Off During COVID-19 Pandemic Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/8ab2caba12a080b0ef1d00695fbd2fef063ac980 8ab2caba12a080b0ef1d00695fbd2fef063ac980 Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker Injured in Bridge Collapse Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/9231ebf82c396f0e067fa884d3141dadf8ad364f 9231ebf82c396f0e067fa884d3141dadf8ad364f Worker Gets Limited Writ for Industrial Commission to Explain Denial of PTD Benefits Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/4a4c00af115897202ab3b3b83efda0a89bada317 4a4c00af115897202ab3b3b83efda0a89bada317 Governor Signs Bill Requiring Exposure Testing for Air Ambulance Workers Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/df7e50690ea66997e019d2f815c53dc9d8faa344 df7e50690ea66997e019d2f815c53dc9d8faa344 No Additional TTD for Worker Laid Off During COVID-19 Pandemic Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/c7167f655e534d146e701c731d0b5b9ddb61e4bc c7167f655e534d146e701c731d0b5b9ddb61e4bc Worker Who Abandoned Job Market Can't Get Additional TTD Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/5e2b48cae8e85485eb6f576ff3b9e9e5301eb475 5e2b48cae8e85485eb6f576ff3b9e9e5301eb475 Supreme Court Says BWC Can Recover Overpayment of Benefits to Worker Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/df387d055dac3c35ffa3e663c57b0866fe236cc3 df387d055dac3c35ffa3e663c57b0866fe236cc3 Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Attorney for Mishandling Client Matters Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/83e0de0ffa40c408fdf3b55681ba44f16c5f03eb 83e0de0ffa40c408fdf3b55681ba44f16c5f03eb BWC Announces 7% Rate Cut for Private Employers Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/a85ae8582dcbad54f8e5f13a4648246e547479ba a85ae8582dcbad54f8e5f13a4648246e547479ba Supreme Court Denies Widow Compensation for Worker's Loss of Use of Limbs, Eyes, Ears Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/db511458c9cc8c663c598b187ec97eab122b2dc3 db511458c9cc8c663c598b187ec97eab122b2dc3 Supreme Court Upholds Denial of VSSR Award Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/1fea51f8f88dc192d5955c19c3c8b98ad9a845c4 1fea51f8f88dc192d5955c19c3c8b98ad9a845c4 No Benefits for Worker's COVID-19 Infection from Alleged Interaction with Colleague Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/118908c5600d8a3c10946401578ecb934c49d8ac 118908c5600d8a3c10946401578ecb934c49d8ac Gov. Seeks 7% Rate Cut for Private Employers Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/4ca3a55a9d9f3847d04eeb60cf4420d45f68ec64 4ca3a55a9d9f3847d04eeb60cf4420d45f68ec64 Statue of Limitations Bars Injured Worker's Malpractice Action Against Former Attorney Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/f86b9729564532fffb824ccdc2a86844ecafcc92 f86b9729564532fffb824ccdc2a86844ecafcc92 Injured Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD for Depression Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/73a24bc1ffc8b5b12824ddc3f1241662cbc074b6 73a24bc1ffc8b5b12824ddc3f1241662cbc074b6 Worker Loses Right to Participate in Comp Fund Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/e0e5396e82fe31db6032f8708d3fcd34d02624c6 e0e5396e82fe31db6032f8708d3fcd34d02624c6