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New York Workers’ Compensation Appellate Roundup – March 2025

The WC Appellate Roundup for 3/28/25 is as follows: Augone v. Shop & Stop: Claimant, a grocery store clerk, was found not to have violated Sec. 114-a for a willful misrepresentation when he said to his doctors that he,...more

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Ohio Supreme Court Hits the Gas on “Direct Causation” Analysis in Temporary Total Disability in AutoZone

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If an employee is unable to work or suffers a wage loss as the direct result of an impairment arising from an injury or occupational disease, the employee is entitled to receive compensation under this section, provided the...more

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Supreme Court Issues Extremely Favorable Decision for Employers on Defense of TTD Compensation Requests

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On November 26, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an extremely favorable decision for employers on the potential defenses to the payment of TTD compensation. This case is important because it is the first time the Ohio...more

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Supreme Court of Ohio Restores Employer-Friendly Voluntary Abandonment Doctrine in AutoZone Decision

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On November 26, 2024, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued its long-awaited decision in AutoZone Stores, Inc. v Indus. Comm., reversing the Tenth District’s interpretation of R.C. 4123.56(F) and indirectly restoring the...more

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The 120-Day Rule Does Not Apply if the Employer/Carrier Only Accepted Compensability and Provided Treatment for a Temporary...

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Verilyn Lunsford v. Hospital Housekeeping Systems Inc. and Corvel Corporation, OJCC# 21-028027, St. Petersburg District, JCC Moneyham, Decision Date: Nov. 30, 2023 - The claimant requested compensability, evaluation and...more

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Employers Win Big Under Ohio Supreme Court’s Workers’ Comp Ruling: Here’s What You Need to Know About Recouping Overpayments

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Employers faced many obstacles over the last few years, but the Ohio Supreme Court just gave them a welcomed boost in a ruling that should significantly reduce workers’ compensation claim costs. In a highly contentious 4-3...more

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Appellate Division Affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s Orders, Granting the Petitioner’s Application for Temporary Total...

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Soto v. Hoosier Care, Inc., No. A-0507-22 (Dec. 11, 2023) - The petitioner was injured in 2018 and resolved her case for 25% partial-total disability in 2021. In 2018, she had returned to work for Complete Care as a certified...more

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The Turning Tides of Temporary Total Disability Compensation

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This month, the Ohio Supreme Court altered the landscape of more than 25 years of workers’ compensation legal precedent in an employer-friendly decision concerning termination of Temporary Total Disability compensation....more

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New Appeals Court Decision Limits Employers’ Ability to Fight Temporary Total Disability Following Termination

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In a decision that will significantly impact Ohio employers, the Tenth District Court of Appeals has ruled that workers’ compensation claimants are entitled to temporary total disability benefits even if terminated for cause....more

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The Chartwell Chronicles: Total Temporary Disability

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In Episode 6 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss Total Temporary Disability. Topics of discussion include how TTD benefits are calculated, when TTD benefits start, when to cut TTD...more

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Appellate Court Overturns Award of Excessive Counsel Fees by WC Judge

In an interesting decision, the Appellate Court (Garzon v Morris County Golf Club,  App Div. decided December 23, 2022) overturned the awarding of counsel fees for permanency and fees on a Motion for Medical Temporary Total...more

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[Virtual Seminar] Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates - September 29th, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

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Register Today For Cranfill Sumner’s 2021 Virtual Continuing Education Seminar: Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates...more

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House Bill 81: Changes to the Ohio Workers’ Compensation Law

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Starting September 15, 2020,  H.B. 81 became effective making noteworthy changes to the Ohio workers’ compensation law. The intent of the new bill was to create workers’ compensation coverage for detention facility employees;...more

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HB 81 Brings Ohio Workers’ Compensation Law Changes

Changes to Ohio’s Workers’ Compensation Law take effect on September 15, 2020. House Bill 81 makes five notable amendments to the current law: •The time requirement for filing a Violation of a Specific Safety Requirement...more

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West Virginia Workers’ Compensation COVID-19 Quick Guide

When must an Employer’s First Report of Injury be filed? The employer must submit information about the injury to the insurance carrier within five (5) days of the employee's notice of injury. ...more

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NY Case Law Alert: Tolling of the Caps After Reopening Post-Classification

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Workers’ Compensation Law § 15(3)(w) places a limitation – commonly referred to as “cap” – on the number of benefit weeks that compensation is payable to a claimant classified with a nonschedule permanent partial disability...more

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Tennessee Enacts Revised Workers' Compensation Provisions

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Tennessee recently enacted several amendments to its workers’ compensation law.  Effective July 1, 2019, for all injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2019 and up to June 30, 2020, the state increased payouts on the...more

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When Does Overpayment Actually Occur?

In Reed v. Exel Logistics, Inc., No. 17-0864, 2018 WL 2769041 (W. Va. June 6, 2018), the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia clarified the circumstances necessary for an employer to claim overpayment of temporary total...more

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