Workers' Compensation News
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Board Can Reject Medical Opinion for Confusing Legal, Clinical Pneumoconiosis | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that the Benefits Review Board can reject a medical opinion based on its blurring of distinctions between clinical and legal pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Termination of Police Officer's Heart-Lung Act Benefits | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the termination of an injured police officer’s Heart and Lung Act benefits. Case...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker With 95% PPD | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits even though he had received permanent partial disability awards from multiple claims that totaled 95%. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Former Attorney Can't Challenge Order Designating Payee for Indemnity Checks | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a worker’s former attorney could not challenge a non-final order designating the worker’s guardian as the proper payee for indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Department Reduces Loss Costs 6.1% | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The New Hampshire Insurance Department on Wednesday announced a 6.1% reduction in voluntary loss costs and a 5.4% reduction in rates for the assigned risk pool. ...Read More | |||
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Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $42,000 in Dead Mother's Benefits | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The New York State Inspector General's Office announced that a Port Jervis man pleaded guilty to stealing more than $42,000 in workers' compensation benefits that were issued to his mother, who had died in April 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Written Premium Down 4% in 1st Quarter | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Written premium of $4.1 billion in the first three months of 2025 is down 4% compared to the same period in 2024, according to the latest quarterly experience report from the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meets Aug. 14 | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s labor-management advisory panel meeting in Oakland Aug. 14. Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers&r...Read More | |||
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Company President, Manager Charged With Toxic Exposure, Cover-Up | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed five felony charges against the president and manager of Parter Medical Products Inc. for allegedly attempting to cover up workplace exposure to a toxic chemical linked to cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit Over Logging Accident Death | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a daughter’s civil suit for the death of her father, who was killed while performing logging work as an independent contractor. ...Read More | |||
