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Friday, January 31, 2025

High Court Grants Review in Another WCAB Deadline Case

  • State: California
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The California Supreme Court has granted review in another case involving a requirement for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Labor Commission Must Reconsider Whether to Rescind Approval of Settlement

  • State: Utah
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The Utah Court of Appeals ordered the Labor Commission to reconsider whether it should rescind its approval of a settlement agreement between a worker and

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Lawmakers Propose Definition of Heart Disease for Presumption

  • State: Florida
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Florida lawmakers introduced bills that appear to answer the state fire marshal's call to revise the definition of heart disease for the purpose of a law

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

High Court: 2019 Law Allows Civil Action for Disease to Proceed

  • State: Illinois
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The Illinois Supreme Court said legislation authorizing civil actions after the close of statutory limits for occupational disease claims applies to illnesses discovered after the

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Monday, January 27, 2025

Split Court Says Worker With New, Higher-Paying Job Gets Benefits Based on Industrial Disability

  • State: Iowa
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A divided Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to compensation based on his industrial disability, not his earning power, after

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Friday, January 24, 2025

High Court: Exclusivity Doesn't Apply to Estate Time-Barred From Pursuing Disease Claim

  • State: Pennsylvania
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Exclusive remedy does not prohibit the estate of a deceased worker from suing the worker's former employer for negligence when the estate is otherwise time-barred

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Court Affirms Denial of Benefits, Penalties for Cop With COVID-19

  • State: Pennsylvania
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The Philadelphia Police Department does not owe benefits or penalties for terminating benefits it was paying to a police officer who missed more than a

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Appeals Court Says Commission Used Wrong Earnings to Calculate Benefits

  • State: Illinois
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission failed to account for the effect of retirement on an injured worker's diminished earning capacity when it incorrectly calculated wage

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Court Affirms Finding That Worker's Earnings Were Too Speculative to Calculate TD

  • State: Illinois
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission correctly determined that an injured worker's proposed earnings were too speculative to require his employer to pay temporary partial disability

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Friday, January 17, 2025

Court Upholds Jury Verdict on Injured Worker's Premises Liability Claims

  • State: Louisiana
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a jury verdict in favor of an injured janitorial worker for her injuries from a fall on a school premises.

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