Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Contractor Coverage Bills | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills requiring regulators to provide yearly updates on disciplinary actions against unlicensed contractors and setting a minimum fine for contracting without work comp coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Laborer Proves Compensability of Conditions Related to Neck, Shoulder Injuries | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits for a laborer for conditions related to injuries he sustained to his neck and shoulder. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Labor Law Defendants Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Claim | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for the defendants in a Labor Law claim. Case: Barron v. City of New Y...Read More | |||
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Employer Doesn't Waive Ability to Challenge Worker's Entitlement to Benefits | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an employer did not waive its ability to challenge an injured worker’s entitlement to benefits and that its contest of the claim did not warrant sanctions. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Attempt to Expand Claim | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision denying the expansion of a worker’s claim and for additional treatments. Case:...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Announces $19M Dividend | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maine-based workers' compensation carrier MEMIC Group announced that its board of directors approved a $19 million dividend for more than 17,000 policyholders. ...Read More | |||
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AFL-CIO Bails on 'Agreed Bill' Process | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois AFL-CIO told Gov. J.B. Pritzker that it is withdrawing from the agreed-bill process for revising work comp and unemployment laws, saying its good-faith participation is not being reciprocated in other states. ...Read More | |||
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Court: WCAB Lacks Jurisdiction Over Former NFL Player's Claim Against Falcons | 10/08/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's contention that it has jurisdiction over all claims filed by athletes who signed at least one contract in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Airport Firefighter Presumption Bill | 10/08/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Firefighters at commercial airports regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration will be entitled to a series of rebuttable presumptions under a bill California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Entitled to Relief From Default Judgment in Dispute Over Premiums | 10/08/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from a default judgment in a premium dispute with its insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
