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No Disability Pension for Police Officer Who Refused Surgery
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a disability pension to a police officer who refused surgery to address his injury. Case: Shirley v. Village of Clarendon Hills Police Pension…
Court Upholds Denial of School Employee’s Wrist Injury Claim
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a school district employee’s claim of injury to her wrist. Case: In the Matter of Wilson v. Saint Helens School District, No.
Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a scaffold should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Ruiz v. BOP 245…
WCB Meets to Discuss Attorney Fees
The Oregon Workers' Compensation Board will discuss attorney fees during a Nov. 19 meeting. Board members will undertake the legally mandated biennial review of attorney fees. Part of the discussion will…
WCC Chair Elected to IWCF
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that chairman Wesley G. Marshall was elected to the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation board of trustees. Wesley G. Marshall Marshall was elected to a three-year…
Worker Gets 0% Award for Occupational Pneumconiosis
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis. Case: Foster v. Kingston Mining Inc., No. 24-ICA-172, 10/28/2024, published. Facts: Nelson Foster…
Board Applied Wrong Standard of Proof to Social Worker’s Claims of Injury from Dog
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong standard of proof to a social worker seeking benefits for physical and psychological injuries from being…
PCRB Posts Reminder of Deadline to Request 2009 Assessment Refund
The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau announced that eligible carriers can request refunds of 2009 work comp security fund assessments through Feb. 24. Gov. Josh Shapiro in July signed HB 2310, a…
Grievously Injured Worker Bound by Limitations Period Shortened by Contract He Signed as Teen
A divided Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a tort claim saying the injured worker agreed to a shorter statute of limitations in a contract he signed as…
Worker’s Schedule Loss of Use for Prior Accident Can’t Be Deducted from SLU for New Injury
A New York appellate court overturned a decision deducting the schedule loss of use for a worker’s prior shoulder injury from the schedule loss of use for a later arm…
Worker Who Fell in Elevator Shaft Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his fall while working in an elevator shaft. Case: De Souza v.
Court Upholds Denial of Coal Miner’s Claim for Injuries from Fall
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a coal miner’s claim of injury from a fall. Case: Saunders v. ACNR Resources Inc., No. 24-ICA-128, 10/28/2024, published. Facts: Stephen Saunders…