The Oregon Court of Appeals said the Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong standard to deny a worker permanent partial disability benefits at claim closure.
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The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday held that employers are generally entitled to a lien on the net amount of third-party settlement proceeds deriving from
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a dispute over whether a nonsubscribing employer and an injured employee had to engage in mediation must first be resolved
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The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits, but it reversed an award of fees and
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A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law suit were entitled to indemnification from an injured worker’s employer and that their
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The Pennsylvania Superior Court denied a property owner’s attempt to take a collateral appeal of its denied request for a stay while the Workers’ Compensation
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill giving employers more control over their workplace drug policies.
Oklahoma law prohibits employers from firing those with a
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Ken Bollier, a former president of the State Compensation Insurance Fund in California, died at the age of 87.
Ken Bollier
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The Illinois State House of Representatives passed a bill that would impose civil penalties on certain licensed businesses that fail to maintain workers' compensation coverage.
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A New York appeals court affirmed the determination that a man's brain and head injuries were compensable even though the mechanism of the injury was
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