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Utah Court Clarifies State’s Approach to Idiopathic Falls on Hard Surfaces

The Workcomp Writer

Ackley was employed by Lowe’s when she fell on a concrete floor at work in December 2014. 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. LEXIS 125 (August 22, 2024)].

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FTC Lawsuit Against Meta on Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions Moves to Trial

HR Digest

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit seeking its break-up. FTC lawsuit on Meta Meta, then known as Facebook, overpaid for acquisition of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014. Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a U.S. Meta once again asked the court to dismiss the FTC’s case in April.

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Divided R.I. High Court Says Workers’ Comp Release Was Sufficiently Broad to Bar Discrimination Claim Against Employer

The Workcomp Writer

The majority held the terms of the release signed by the injured worker were unambiguous and clearly released the employer from all claims that the worker might be able to file against the employer, including those that might be filed with the state’s Human Rights Commission. Background. several months before Araujo signed the release).

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Missouri: Review Application Not Untimely Where Delay Was Due to “Postage Due” Error by USPS

The Workcomp Writer

In Missouri, applications for Commission review, when sent by USPS, are “deemed to be filed as of the date they are endorsed by the United States post office on the envelope or container in which such paper is received ” [§ 287.480 R.S.Mo.]. The Commission received the October 29 mailing on November 1. Hawthorn Child.’s

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Maryland’s 5-Year Limiting Period (LE § 9-736) May be Waived by Employer/Carrier

The Workcomp Writer

In an unreported opinion, the Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a Commission decision awarding permanent partial disability benefits to an injured employee in spite of the fact that it was ultimately determined that at the time of her petition for modification, more than five years had passed since her last receipt of benefits [ In re St.

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Signed Mediation Agreement Binds Employer/Carrier to $1 Million Payment in Spite of Worker’s Death Seven Days After Mediation

The Workcomp Writer

With its decision, the appellate court reversed a determination by the state’s Industrial Commission that had ruled the deceased worker’s claim abated with his death because it had not been approved by the Commission. The employer/carrier did not file a copy of the agreement with the Commission. Background. Fatal Auto Accident.

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Iowa High Court: Res Judicata Principles Don’t Bar Petitions for Change of Condition

The Workcomp Writer

After an arbitration hearing in 2014, a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner determined that Green had failed to establish that her injury caused permanent impairment. In June 2018, Green filed a petition for review-reopening with the workers’ compensation commission. The commissioner affirmed the deputy’s decision.