Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets 1% PPD Award for Elbow Injury | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Array | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 1% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s elbow injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Neither Worker Nor Labor Law Defendant Entitled to Summary Judgment | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should not have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims, but the worker was properly denied summary judgment on his claims, too. ...Read More | |||
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School District Employee Gets TTD for Summer Period She Didn't Receive Wages | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Court of Appeal for the 10th District of Ohio ruled that a school district employee was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for the three-month summer recess during which she did not receive her regular salary. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Seeks Bids to Administer Uninsured Employer's Fund | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission issued a request for proposals for claims administration services for the Uninsured Employer's Fund. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Updates Release Form | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission updated the form used by injured workers to waive their right to have their claim files kept private. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Posts Agenda for 2025 Conference | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted a full agenda for its 2025 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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City Sues Ex-Cop Accused of Comp Fraud | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A ex-police officer accused of workers' compensation fraud is the target of a civil lawsuit filed by the City of Westminster, her former employer. ...Read More | |||
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Committees Pass Presumption, SIBTF Measures | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Policy committees in the California Senate and Assembly passed bills that would expand presumptions and salary continuation benefits and modify second injury fund eligibility requirements. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Attorney Fee Cap Applies Per Injury | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that injured workers are entitled to an award of reasonable attorney fees, up to the statutory cap, for each accidental injury they suffer rather than for each accident or claim. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Found Dead in Cab, but Family Doesn't Get Benefits | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the family of a truck driver found dead in the cab of a truck on Christmas was not entitled to benefits. ...Read More | |||
