A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling steel bar should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law
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A former Orange County judge who pleaded guilty to paying a suspended provider to write medical-legal reports connected with second injury fund claims while
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The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passed a bill that would codify volunteer first responders' right to receive workers' compensation benefits for injuries sustained at organized fundraising
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Workers' compensation organizations are making progress in speeding injured workers into treatment while expanding the use of artificial intelligence in claims operations, according to a
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A divided Florida appellate court, sitting en banc, ruled that the statute of limitations for a worker to seek benefits is suspended by the
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California lawmakers scheduled the first hearing on a bill that would permanently allow employers to use prepaid debit cards to deliver indemnity benefits indefinitely.
The
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Idaho lawmakers introduced legislation that would expand the definition of “first responder” under the state’s workers' compensation law to include coroners and certain death investigation
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits for the partial amputation of a worker’s leg, but also ruled that the employer was due
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A New York appellate court ruled that the Justice for Injured Workers Act applied retroactively to bar the defendants in a civil case from asserting
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A New York appellate court revived a Labor Law claim filed by the estate of a worker killed while servicing an order picker.
Case: Wissert
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