Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Actuarial, Governing Committees Schedule Meetings | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that its Actuarial Committee is meeting Tuesday and its Governing Committee is meeting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Award Due to Judge's Erroneous Evidentiary Rulings | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that a compensation court judge committed an abuse of discretion by admitting a worker’s evidence regarding medical expenses. ...Read More | |||
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Summit Expands Comp Coverage to the Prairie State | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation carrier Summitt announced that it started offering coverage in Illinois. The company said the Illinois Departme...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Attorney Can't Take Fee From Award of Penalties | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s attorney was not entitled to take a portion of the penalties awarded to his client as a fee. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Fined $730,369 in Drowning Case | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $730,369 in penalties for violating commercial diving standards that resulted in the drowning of an 18-year-old worker. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Illinois roofing contractor $262,631 for 13 alleged safety violations inspectors uncovered during three inspections over four months. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Award for Worker With Preexisting Conditions | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to an injured worker, finding that additional evidence was needed to establish whether his preexisting conditions created an ascertainable impairment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Credible Testimony Supports Award for Injuries | 12/06/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker established his entitlement to benefits for his injuries from an accident at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Safety Standards for Stone Slab Products | 12/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill introduced ahead of the 2025 legislative session aims to protect workers in stonecutting shops from exposure to respirable crystalline silica. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes 4850 Time for Sacramento Park Rangers | 12/05/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation to codify in statute full-pay salary continuation benefits for park rangers in Sacramento County just months after Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a veto message that rangers should negotiate benefits as part of the collective bargaining process. ...Read More | |||
