Joint replacement surgeries are increasingly showing up in workers' compensation claims, with procedure rates rising steadily and recovery times stretching longer, according to findings released
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A New York appellate court rejected a defendant’s claim that it was an alter ego of an allegedly injured worker’s employer and allowed the worker
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division increased the threshold used to determine gainful employment and eligibility for permanent total disability benefits.
An injured worker's adjusted average
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The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a nurse but found that she failed to establish additional disability or compensable conditions resulting from
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A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim against one defendant and granted summary judgment on his claim against two others.
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An Arizona lawmaker introduced legislation that would require regulations protecting workers from extreme heat and cold.
HB 2928 would direct the Industrial Commission of Arizona
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A federal appellate court in an unpublished decision upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Colorado volunteer firefighter’s bad faith actions against the administrators
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ramp
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a scaffold was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
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The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an employer’s motion to set aside a default judgment as untimely.
Case: Gamez v. EasyEx MO
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