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Linda Wagner Farrell (Jacksonville, FL)
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that the compensation rate for specific loss benefits is controlled by Section 306(c) of the Act, not Section 306(a).
This case involved a claimant who crushed her arm in a pretzel machine while working for the employer. Eventually, she needed to have her right forearm amputated.
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Claimant’s receipt of administrative time while out due to COVID-19 is not payment in lieu of workers’ compensation benefits.
In November 2020, the claimant, a police officer, was out of work for a physical injury. He returned to restricted-duty work on November 3, 2020, where he stayed in the office and did paperwork.
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Where a claimant seeks to add a distinct, consequential injury to Notice of Compensation Payable and to reinstate indemnity payments, petitions must be filed within three years of date of most recent compensation payment per Section 413(a).
The claimant sustained a work injury to his neck in 2013. After he returned to work in January 2014, his benefits were suspended. Later, in 2021, he underwent cervical surgery.
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New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Domestic Workers Act
The “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” was signed by Governor Murphy in January 2024. There has been no fanfare about this bill, which quietly came into effective July 1, 2024.
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Florida Court of Appeal holds that employer/carrier entitled to recover benefits paid from third-party settlement after settlement date.
The claimant was injured at work when the elevator he entered suddenly stopped and then plunged into a free fall.
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Delaware Industrial Accident Board orders the claimant to respond to broad yet tailored requests for production.
Mohammed Ullah filed a petition with the Industrial Accident Board, alleging he was injured on July 22, 2024, while working for the employer as a school custodian.
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