Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Cancer-Stricken Firefighter's Claim for Benefits | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a firefighter’s claim for benefits for his brain cancer, finding the administrative law judge had applied to wrong statutory requirements to the case. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Family's Claim Against Employer for Asbestos Exposure | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the exclusive remedy of the Workers’ Compensation Act did not bar a tort suit by the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma. ...Read More | |||
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Rodriguez Reappointed Chair of State Workers' Compensation Board | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul reappointed Clarissa M. Rodriguez to serve as chair of the Workers’ Compensation Board, a position she’s held since 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Cuts Pure Premium Rate by 2.6% | 07/12/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Tuesday lowered the workers’ compensation advisory pure premium rate by 2.6%. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Passes Death Benefit Bill, Holds PTSD Expansion Measure | 07/12/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would add state firefighters to the list of public employees who are exempt from certain limits on death benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Sean Cooper Named WCIRB Executive Vice President, Chief Actuary | 07/12/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Sean Cooper was named executive vice president and chief actuary at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California to succeed Dave Bellusci, who retired after 33 years with the bureau. ...Read More | |||
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Firm Can Recover Under Quantum Meruit Theory From Attorney Who Left | 07/12/2023 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appeals Court of Massachusetts upheld an award of damages to a law firm under a theory of quantum meruit against an attorney who decided to leave. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured in Ladder Mishap Wins Summary Judgment | 07/12/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker for his injuries from grabbing a ladder to prevent himself from falling. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured While Cleaning Barge Fails to State Viable Claim Against Owner | 07/12/2023 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against a shipowner for injuries he sustained while unloading coal from the hopper of a barge. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Seeks Additional Comments on NCCI Item B-1448 | 07/12/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking additional comments on changes that the National Council on Compensation Insurance proposed to its payroll inclusion and exclusion rules in response to a suggestion received during the first comment period. ...Read More | |||
