
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who suffered severe burns was amenable to a nonschedule classification for his injuries.
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A New York appellate court ruled that a middle-aged maintenance mechanic was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits based on a 60% loss of wage-earning
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker failed to assert a viable claim of retaliatory discharge or disability discrimination after he was fired
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The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced the realignment of its panels following the recent appointments of two new members.
Deborah Baker
Gov.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the appointment of two new members to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, as well as the reappointment of four others.
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The Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow forest fire officers who develop certain cancers to seek indemnity and medical benefits from
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A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not take an appeal from a board decision that granted him authorization for the
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A New York appellate court upheld a decision that an injured worker’s failure to disclose his work snowplowing driveways for a friend’s landscaping business warranted
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The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a widow did not prove her husband’s fatal heart attack was caused by exertion beyond that usually required
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A California appellate court rejected a welder’s challenges to a trial judge’s evidentiary rulings in a tort suit based on a fall at a construction site.
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