A New York appellate court ruled that two Labor Law defendants should have been granted summary judgment on their indemnification claim against an injured worker’s
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a crush injury to her foot.
Case: Boyes v. Hospice
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that the personal mileage reimbursement rate increased for travel on or after Jan. 27.
Injured workers who travel more
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The Virginia Senate on Friday passed a bill that would revise how death benefits are distributed among spouses, children and other dependents of deceased workers.
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute reported an increase in lump-sum settlements after New York lawmakers adopted reforms in 2007.
About a quarter of indemnity claims,
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The California Supreme Court has granted review in another case involving a requirement for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration
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The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned a determination that a worker failed to prove a change in her condition and ordered that her “odyssey” come
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A divided New York appellate court ruled that federal aviation law did not preempt a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries from a helicopter crash.
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A divided New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits for a bus driver’s post-traumatic stress disorder.
Case: Matter of Waddy v. Manhattan &
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that its intervening precedent on apportioning definitely ascertained impairments requires that a case be sent back to the Board of
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