The Washington Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the reduction in compensation based on the survivorship options that two permanently and totally disabled workers selected
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The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission announced that a new validation step when uploading documents through WebFile will go into effect Thursday.
Before completing an upload,
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against her employer as barred by exclusivity.
Case: Dudley v. East Texas Educational Insurance
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The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a pension board’s denial of a police officer’s application for a line-of-duty disability pension.
Case: Guess v. Board of Trustees
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A divided New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against it and that summary
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A bill in Congress would mandate that injured federal workers receive medical treatment through managed care networks.
HR 9869 would also direct the Labor Department
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited three roofing companies in Los Angeles a combined $282,420 for multiple workplace safety violations following an
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The California Workers' Compensation Institute on Monday reported that the surge in cumulative trauma claims could not be attributed to commonly cited factors such as
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A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to amend their answer to assert the affirmative
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A New York appellate court upheld a jury verdict finding that the defendants in a Labor Law case violated two Industrial Code provisions but were
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