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Claimant's Estate Wins Death Benefits For Diabetes
06/05/2008
that diabetes caused Jeffreys' death. Elsie Kelly Jeffreys' sister filed for death benefits. The Industrial Commission determined that even though diabetes caused Jeffreys death her condition was aggravated by her employer's abuse.
"The extreme stress of decedent's work environment exaserpated her
Category: News
Supreme Court Rejects Allegedly Suicidal Worker's Stress Claim
03/08/2017
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a customer service worker was not entitled to benefits for her hypertension diabetes and stress.
Case Perkins v. Dish Network Customer Call Center No. 16-0267 03032017 published.
Facts Etheloma Perkins worked at the Dish Network
Category: News
Diabetic Condition Caused Foot Fracture, Court Finds
08/27/2009
A claimant's foot fracture resulted from his preexisting diabetes and was not work-related according to a Texas appellate court's ruling.
Case Lyons v. SORM No. 13-07-0049-CV 82509 published.
Facts Charles Lyons a dorm supervisor for the Texas Youth Commission was checking a log
Category: News
CA 2nd: Diabetes Not Industrially Related
11/23/2005
' compensation benefits for injuries to her back lower extremities neck diabetes and hypertension.
The Workers' Compensation Judge WCJ determined that Andrews' testimony was not credible and that her hypertension was not related to work stress but concluded that her diabetes and orthopedic injuries
Category: News
CCWC Panel: With Costly CT Claims on the Rise, Employers Must Consider Options
07/14/2016
trauma injury" he said.
He brought up an example in which a worker filed a cumulative trauma claim alleging that stress from her 35-year career with the county contributed to her diabetes hypertension and renal disease.
Even though medical records showed the employee had a family history of
Category: News
Appellate Court's Diabetes Case a Rare One, Attorneys Say
12/03/2008
by causation; we are going to be seeing those cases for years" he said.
Todd McFarren president of the California Applicants' Attorneys Association said that when he often see claims involving diabetes the cases tend to involve issues related to medication or stress-related aggravation of the
Category: News
CA 2nd: SB 899 Apportionment Applies Retroactively
02/25/2005
permanent disability which included diabetes psyche orthopedic and other disabilities without apportionment. The medical record included an opinion by the applicant's evaluator that while he still considered the applicant's diabetes to be aggravated by job stress and multiple injuries he would concede
Category: News
Workplace Mental Health Issues Stressed
04/27/2006
-traumatic stress and adjustment disorders."
Recent statistics on mental health disorders in the workplace show the average number of workdays lost to mental health problems is 72 days compared to 37 days for back pain 37 for heart disease 28 for hypertension and 26 for diabetes IAPA reports.
The
Category: News
New ADA Regs Could Encourage Class Actions, Attorneys Warn
03/30/2011
cancer cerebral palsy diabetes epilepsy HIV infection multiple sclerosis muscular dystrophy major depressive disorder bipolar disorder post-traumatic stress disorder obsessive compulsive disorder and schizophrenia.
The regulations have also made it easier for plaintiffs to show that the ADA
Category: News
Cold Stress Card: Don't Leave Home Without It
12/22/2005
to its OSHA's Cold Stress Card.
Prolonged exposure to freezing or cold temperatures may cause serious health problems such as trench foot frostbite and hypothermia. In extreme cases including cold water immersion exposure can lead to death. Danger signs include uncontrolled shivering slurred
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