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NCCI’s Court Case Update, Kentucky – March 2023
NCCI’s Court Case Update, Kentucky – March 2023

NCCI recently published a Court Case Update. For your convenience, the entire article is available below. NCCI’s Court Case Update, Kentucky – March 2023 Oufafa v Taxi, LLC On February 16, 2023, the Supreme Court […]
Deficient Appellate Brief Sinks Mo. Worker's Challenge of Commission Ruling
Deficient Appellate Brief Sinks Mo. Worker's Challenge of Commission Ruling

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Winning a case in court takes a strong legal argument, but it also requires following the rules for filings, briefs, and the like.  As a worker learned in Lewis v. […]
Glossary Check: Fla. Injuries that Qualify as Grievous Bodily Harm of Nature that Shocks Conscience
Glossary Check: Fla. Injuries that Qualify as Grievous Bodily Harm of Nature that Shocks Conscience

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In some states, including Florida, employment-related posttraumatic stress disorder for first responders and correctional officers is compensable. In the Sunshine State, for purposes of such compensability, the injuries to which a […]
Idaho: Make Sure Remote Workers are Covered
Idaho: Make Sure Remote Workers are Covered

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Various versions of remote work have gone from "new normal" to "here to stay" over the past several years, but one thing that is still developing is what the implication for […]
Minn. Compensation Judge Had Sufficient Evidence to Find in Worker's Favor
Minn. Compensation Judge Had Sufficient Evidence to Find in Worker's Favor

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As happens in many legal cases, workers' compensation claims that go through the system of judges and appeals often have two sides to the story. Such was the case in Eull v. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Iowa Public Records
Do You Know the Rule? Iowa Public Records

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Just about everything in workers’ compensation law is state-specific, and each state has its own nuances. While there are common threads from state to state, one area that tends to […]
Okla. Worker's Claim for Comp Curbs Potential Tort Suit
Okla. Worker's Claim for Comp Curbs Potential Tort Suit

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An injured worker might look at his case and think, "Not only should I get my workers' comp benefits, but I should also sue these guys for this." However, as […]
Glossary Check: N.Y. 'Serious Condition'
Glossary Check: N.Y. 'Serious Condition'

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What's a "serious condition" for workers' compensation purposes in the Empire State? Here's how New York law defines it. "Serious condition" means: Having one of the following severe debilitating or […]