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WCIRB Posts Agenda for 2025 Conference 07/11/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted a full agenda for its 2025 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually on Thursday. ...Read More
 
 

City Sues Ex-Cop Accused of Comp Fraud 07/11/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A ex-police officer accused of workers' compensation fraud is the target of a civil lawsuit filed by the City of Westminster, her former employer. ...Read More
 
 

Committees Pass Presumption, SIBTF Measures 07/11/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Policy committees in the California Senate and Assembly passed bills that would expand presumptions and salary continuation benefits and modify second injury fund eligibility requirements. ...Read More
 
 

High Court: Attorney Fee Cap Applies Per Injury 07/11/2025
State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that injured workers are entitled to an award of reasonable attorney fees, up to the statutory cap, for each accidental injury they suffer rather than for each accident or claim. ...Read More
 
 

Truck Driver Found Dead in Cab, but Family Doesn't Get Benefits 07/11/2025
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the family of a truck driver found dead in the cab of a truck on Christmas was not entitled to benefits. ...Read More
 
 

No Wage-Loss Benefits Due to Worker Who Didn't Engage in Reasonable Job Search 07/11/2025
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to wage-loss benefits for a period when he was capable of employment and did not engage in a reasonable search for a job. ...Read More
 
 

Attorney Gets Fee Based on Worker's Net SLU Award 07/11/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld attorney fees based on a worker’s net schedule loss of use award as a lien. Case: Matt...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds 14% PPD Award for Worker's Trip-and-Fall Injuries 07/11/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 14% permanent partial disability award for a worker injured in a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More
 
 

Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Protect Workers From Wildfire Smoke 07/10/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
California workplace safety regulators remind employers of their obligation to protect workers from exposure to unhealthy air caused by wildfire smoke. ...Read More
 
 

Fire Marshal's Claim Survives State Fund's Bid for Summary Dismissal 07/10/2025
State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court denied State Fund’s motion for summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for temporary partial disability benefits, finding that he had a “medically determined physical restriction.” ...Read More
 
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