The Illinois Appellate Court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s calculation of an injured mover’s average weekly wage and reinstated his award of penalties and fees.
Case: Ramirez
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim and reinstated the defendants’ claim for indemnification.
Case: Ramos
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A bill in Wisconsin would create an exception to work comp exclusivity for employees subjected to abusive work environments.
SB 460, introduced Thursday by Sen.
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A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker injured in a fall from a ladder.
Case: Matter of Duta-Zumba v. Urban
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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a permanent disability claim by a worker with a long history of health issues predating his
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An Ohio appellate court granted partial writ relief to a worker’s adult daughter, ordering the Industrial Commission to consider whether she was dependent on him for
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that the owner of a water removal and restoration company was ordered to pay $15,944 in restitution for
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An Ohio lawmaker introduced legislation that would create a $50,000 penalty payable to firefighters whose employer loses an appeal of a benefit award on a
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a circuit court judge should not have overturned a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission that found a worker’s cervical
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of $5,782,349.85 for a restaurant worker’s death from anaphylactic shock after he ate a free meal that contained
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