Workers' Compensation News
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Legislature Sends Governor Bill to Modify Disability Benefits | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Legislature sent the governor a bill that would revise the schedule used to calculate total disability benefits for unmarried workers. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Not Entitled to Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Claim | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to Move Comp Court to Judicial Branch | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would move the Workers’ Compensation Court to the judiciary branch. The state Hous...Read More | |||
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Labor Org Owners Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme | 04/14/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owners of a labor organization convicted of workers’ compensation and pension fraud in 2024 were sentenced to two to five years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Storage Tank Company $166,423 for Explosions | 04/11/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined a storage tank sales and servicing company $166,423 for ignoring workplace safety rules and causing two explosions at the same worksite on the same day. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Increase UEF Assessment | 04/03/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maryland lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill that would increase a special assessment for the Uninsured Employers' Fund to 1.5% from 1% to ensure the stability and solvency of the program. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Administrator to Receive Benefit Payments | 04/03/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that would authorize a benefits administrator to receive payments on behalf of a minor or an incompetent person. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Proposes IBR for Contract Disputes | 03/26/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Billing disputes involving alleged contractual discounts or reductions from California's fee schedule rates would be eligible for administrative review under amendments to a bill introduced in February to promote transparency. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to End Benefits at MMI | 03/25/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Legislature passed a bill that would allow terminating temporary total disability benefits under certain conditions when an injured worker is released to full duty. ...Read More | |||
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L&I: Dairy Worker Charged in $122,000 Scam | 03/20/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said a farmhand who claimed that injuries he sustained while corralling a runaway cow prevented him from working is facing a felony theft charge for not reporting his employment at another farm while he collected more than $122,000 in work c...Read More | |||
