Workers' Compensation News
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Stone Manufacturer Fined $120,000 for Silica Exposure | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a stone product manufacturer in Georgia will pay $120,000 in penalties for exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica. ...Read More | |||
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Sean O'Day Named Acting Director of DCBS; TK Keen Named Acting Insurance Commissioner | 05/16/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday named Sean O’Day the acting director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. ...Read More | |||
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State Has Immunity From Suit by Contractor's Injured Employee | 05/15/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the state was the statutory employer of a contractor’s employee who was injured while supervising inmates working at a call center at a prison complex. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Employer Should Have Gotten Extension to File Postjudgment Motions | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a nonsubscribing employer should have been granted an extension of time to file its postjudgment motions for relief from a jury’s $7.1 million verdict in favor of an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Confirms Reappointment of Commissioners | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Senate confirmed the reappointment of three members of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Denies VSSR Award to Widow for Worker's Death by Asphyxiation | 05/09/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a widow was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for her husband’s death from inhaling nitrogen-saturated air. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Remands Coal Miner's Case for New Psychiatric Evaluation | 05/08/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured coal miner’s case should be remanded to the Board of Review so that he can submit a new evaluation obtained from a qualified psychiatrist. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Worker Injured While Rendering Aid to Motorist | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to benefits for injuries he received while rendering aid to a motorist after witnessing an accident. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Grant of Worker's Petition for Mandamus Relief | 05/06/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Supreme Court denied an insurance carrier’s challenge to a district court order granting an injured worker’s petition for a writ of mandamus. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Finds Worker Not Entitled to Increase in PPD Award | 05/06/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
