The Workcomp Writer
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
In a decision not designated for publication, the Court of Appeals of Virginia held that the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission is not bound by statutory or common law rules of pleading or evidence, nor by technical rules of practice [ Jenkins v. C & T Durham Trucking Co. 0381-22-1 , 2023 Va. LEXIS 103 (Feb. 14, 2023)]. Im , 263 Va.
The Workcomp Writer
AUGUST 26, 2024
In a previous appeal, the Court of Appeals had determined that Ackley’s fall was idiopathic and remanded the case for the Commission to determine if work conditions increased her risk of injury. Holding and Remand The court set aside the Commission’s decision and again remanded the case.
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The Workcomp Writer
MAY 24, 2022
A New York appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that found an injured worker’s failure to disclose work-related injuries he sustained in 1998 and 2002, for which he received schedule loss of use awards, was the sort of misrepresentation prohibited by N.Y. Workers’ Comp. Workers’ Comp.
Workers' Compensation
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The NJ Supreme court held that the insurance agent's conduct must be a willful, wanton, or grossly negligent act of commission or omission for failure to advise an employer about workers' compensation coverage for a Limited Liability Corporation. Informed by the Legislature’s expression of public policy in N.J.S.A. Consistent with N.J.S.A.
The Workcomp Writer
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
He injured his back in 2001, a trash compactor fell on his forearm in 2002, and he accidentally splashed bleach on himself in 2010. On August 18, 2018, Eckerty engaged an attorney and filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits with the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
JULY 4, 2024
The Royal Commission on Workers’ Compensation in British Columbia nicely summarizes the issues as they stood in the late 1990s [ see Volume 2 Chapter 4 in “For the Common Good : Final Report of the Royal Commission on Workers' Compensation in British Columbia”, 1999].
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
JANUARY 1, 2019
Assuming just 2% CPI each year, the 1% reduction means that the purchasing power of each $100 awarded in 2002 will have grown after 10 years to $110.46 Chairman], Report of the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws , US Government July 1972 chapter 3 page 71] for at least some categories of recipients.
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