The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a sole proprietor’s election of coverage was sufficient to cover him under the policy issued to his business and that
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s widow failed to link his dementia and death to his occupational hearing loss.
Case: Clark
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The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Commission had jurisdiction over a fee dispute among the former attorneys for an injured
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a stone product manufacturer in Georgia will pay $120,000 in penalties for exposing workers to respirable crystalline
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The Oregon Legislature voted to send the governor a bill that would increase the cap on payments for witness fees, expenses and costs.
The Senate
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Colorado lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would give injured workers the right to choose a treating physician.
House Bill 1300, by Rep. Jenny
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a scissor lift.
Case:
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for his back injury.
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to 50% wage-loss disability benefits.
Case: Arkansas Department of Transportation v. Payne,
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The Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would presume heart trouble is compensable for workers at California state hospitals and is projected to have
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