The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a garbage truck driver’s claim for benefits from repetitive trauma injuries.
Case: Malecki v. IWCC, No. 1-21-0713WC,
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an employer failed to offer an injured worker a job that complied with his permanent restrictions from
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Federal workplace safety officials said a worker in Massachusetts died after inhaling airborne cannabis dust in January.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed penalties
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation reported that its Special Investigations Department closed 1,431 cases during the fiscal year that ended in June, securing 69
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The New York Daily News reports a construction worker in the Bronx who was carrying $100,000 in cash from a work comp settlement was mugged.
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of attorney fees and penalties to a worker with four pending claims and remanded the issue of the
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The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Labor has jurisdiction to resolve coverage disputes between employers and insurers and, therefore, to interpret
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Indiana Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Beard approved a 10.3% average workers’ compensation rate cut for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1.
Commissioner
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance has recommended a 3% average reduction in workers’ compensation premium rates for the Connecticut voluntary market.
Proposed changes to
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The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced a new process for a schedule loss of use award as well as changes to a related
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