A New York appellate court found that a worker did not commit fraud and forfeit his entitlement to benefits by failing to disclose prior injuries.
… Read more »The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a woman who continued cashing her deceased father’s benefit checks was ordered to pay $39,186 in restitution.
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the grant of a worker’s petitions to add a new injury to his claim and reinstate his benefits.
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… Read more »The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a worker substantially complied with the statutory notice requirements for submitting a claim within the filing period.
Case: Fieldhouse v.
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a mechanic who became a supervisor was entitled to benefits for his repetitive stress injuries.
Case: Matter of Brancato
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a transit worker for her alleged repetitive stress injuries.
Case: Matter of Sanchez v.
… Read more »The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that CompFile users will be required to use multifactor authentication to access the system, starting Wednesday.
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… Read more »A South Dakota advisory panel gave itself more time to consider a proposal to require that nurse case managers copy injured workers or their attorneys
… Read more »The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker could not apply the dual capacity doctrine to sue his employer in tort for injuries
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker’s schedule loss of use for his ankle could not be apportioned between two injuries.
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