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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Governor Signs Bill to Expand Warehouse Worker Protections

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that would build on warehouse worker protections enacted in 2022.

The governor on Dec. 21 signed Senate

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Denial of Convicted Fraudster's Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea Gets Upheld

  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: NORTH
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An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea to a charge of workers’ compensation fraud.

Case: State

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Contractor Fined $161,325 for Trench Collapse that Killed Owner's Brother

  • State: Maine
  • Topic: NORTH
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Federal workplace safety regulators fined a general contractor in Maine $161,325 saying it ignored repeated warnings and its own site-specific safety plan prior to a

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

BWC Rule Changes Open for Public Comment

  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is seeking comments on two fee schedule rules and an outpatient formulary regulation.

The bureau is proposing to adopt

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Defendant Allegedly Misled About Status of Worker's Comp Claim Can't Get Relief from Default

  • State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a civil suit was not entitled to relief from a default judgment against it even

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Monday, December 30, 2024

Court Affirms Award of Benefits to Traveling Employee

  • State: Illinois
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The Workers' Compensation Commission Division of the Illinois Appellate Court said a claimant who worked at 29 jobsites in 16 months was a traveling employee

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Friday, December 27, 2024

Court Upholds VSSR Award for Trench Collapse Injury

  • State: Ohio
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An Ohio appeals court affirmed an award of additional benefits for a worker injured in a trench collapse.

Case: State ex rel. Allen Industries Inc.

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Friday, December 27, 2024

Attorney General Receives $300,000 in Restitution for Workers Misclassified by Gig Company

  • State: Minnesota
  • Topic: NORTH
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his office obtained a $300,000 settlement with Arise Virtual Solutions Inc. to resolve allegations that the company misclassified its

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Friday, December 27, 2024

High Court Grants Later Disability Benefits to Retirees

  • State: Connecticut
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Connecticut Supreme Court issued two unanimous precedential rulings that grant injured workers who retire voluntarily but continue to suffer from injuries access to permanent

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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Court Finds Commissioner Miscalculated Worker's AWW

  • State: Iowa
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The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that the workers’ compensation commissioner miscalculated a worker’s average weekly wage in the weeks leading up to her injury.

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