Workers' Compensation News
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WCRI Reports 13% Increase in Indemnity Benefits | 05/03/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The average indemnity benefit per claim increased 13% in 2022 and was the main driver of growth in overall costs per claim in Florida, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Revisions to Gifts, Grants and Donations Rule | 05/03/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation proposes amendments that it says will update regulatory language to ensure that its gifts, grants and donations rule is clear and accurate. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 05/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law claim should have been granted partial summary judgment. Case: Male...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Labor Law Claim for Worker Struck by Falling Object | 05/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by a falling fire extinguisher. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Penalties Against Employer That Failed to Pay for Worker's Medications | 05/03/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Commonwealth Court upheld the assessment of penalties on an employer for failing to pay for medications to treat a worker’s depression. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Hit With $1.7 Million Judgment for Misclassifying Workers, Underpaying Premiums | 05/02/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a $1.7 million judgment against an employer for deliberately misclassifying its workers and underpaying its premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Transfer of Firefighter Risk Pool to State | 05/02/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed a bill requiring the state Office of Management and Enterprise Services to run the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Increase Benefits | 05/02/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado General Assembly passed a bill that would increase statutory caps on disability benefits and require annual adjustments for inflation, starting in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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TMIC Announces $350M Dividend | 05/02/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that its board of directors approved a $350 million dividend for qualifying policyholders. The carrier said abo...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court to Address Worker's Entitlement to Reimbursement for CBD Oil | 05/02/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on the question of whether cannabinoid oil and dietary supplements qualify as “medical services” or “medicines and supplies” for purposes of the state Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
