Workers' Compensation News
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Reconciliation Factor for 2024 SIF Assessment Raised to 7% | 12/19/2023 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Board of Indiana is increasing a component of the Second Injury Fund assessment that is intended to account for shortfalls in collections, according to a report released Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Rehab Provider Doesn't Qualify as Probationer's 'Employer' | 12/07/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a private, nonprofit organization providing a residential rehabilitation program to a probationer is statutorily excluded from being the probationer’s employer for workers’ compensation purposes. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Open for 2024 Educational Conference | 12/05/2023 | |
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| Registration is open for the California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s 31st annual educational conference being held in Oakland and Los Angeles in March. ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Bars Former Police Officer's Claim for PTSD | 12/05/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that a former police officer was barred by the doctrine of res judicata from pursuing his claim for benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
| Roofing Contractor Fined $180,469 for Fall Protection Violations | 11/30/2023 | ||
| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a Wisconsin roofing contractor $180,469 for allegedly exposing workers to deadly fall hazards twice in less than two weeks. ...Read More | |||
| Report: 2,438 Claims for COVID, 29 for Vaccine Reaction Through October | 11/28/2023 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported 2,438 claims for COVID-19 were filed through Oct. 31, as well as 29 claims for adverse reactions to a vaccine. ...Read More | |||
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Retail Worker Gets Benefits for COVID Infection, Consequential Stroke | 11/21/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a retail worker for his contraction of COVID-19 and consequential stroke. ...Read More | |||
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Roofer Racks Up $3.7M in Fall Violation Penalties in Four Years | 11/10/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said a new fine of $433,718 brings to $3.7 million the total amount of penalties assessed to Allways Roofing since 2019 for violating fall protection rules. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Law Enforcement Seeks Full-Pay Comp Benefits | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Law enforcement leaders in Georgia are seeking full-pay salary continuation benefits for officers who are severely injured or shot in the line of duty, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Workers Told to Continue Picking Carrots After Fatal Accident | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles Times reports that a group of workers were told to finish picking carrots while the body of another wo...Read More | |||
