The Workcomp Writer
DECEMBER 9, 2024
3, 2024), the North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a 2014 settlement agreement resolving a workers 2009 shoulder injury did not bar his claim for a 2020 injury to the same shoulder when the later incident constituted a new, separately compensable injury. The employer denied the new claim, arguing it was barred by the 2014 settlement.
Florida Workers' Comp
MAY 5, 2022
Despite being very comprehensive, it does not include the Commission's final decision of April 22, 2022. The Kentucky Judicial Commission unanimously "order(ed). The Commission lamented that "many of the children are too young to understand what is going on in the courtroom and too young to participate in any proceedings."
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The Workcomp Writer
APRIL 18, 2022
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).
Florida Workers' Comp
JANUARY 9, 2022
The Nominating Commission interviews were at the Orlando airport, and I can still remember the commissioner's inquiry. He served as Judge of Compensation Claims since 2014, and was nominated just last month for reappointment to a third term. Through our work in that era, I became familiar with Robert Dietz the mediator.
Florida Workers' Comp
JANUARY 23, 2022
Prior discussions of death benefits in this blog have included Marriage, the Law and Workers' Compensation (November 2014), Ideological Shift (June 2015), and Reminded about Death Benefits (February 2019). Industrial Relations Commission of Ohio , No. In December 2021, The Court of Appeals of Ohio decided State ex rel. Christopher R.
The Workcomp Writer
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
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.
The Workcomp Writer
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
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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