Workers' Compensation News
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High Court: Negligence Claim Against Nonsubscriber Not an Action to Collect Benefits | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court said a negligence claim against a nonsubscribing employer is an action to recover damages that is distinct from an action to collect benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Says FELA Doesn't Cover Worker's Suicide | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Employers’ Liability Act did not provide coverage for emotional injuries allegedly inflicted on a worker by a supervisor’s repeated acts of harassment that eventually drove the worker to commit suicide. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Good Faith Bill | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Lawmakers in Washington sent the governor a bill that would expand the duty of good faith and fair dealing to all self-insured employers operating in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves New Benefit Schedule | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill revising the schedule used to calculate total disability benefits for unmarried workers with children. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Surcharge Bill | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill to reclassify as “surcharges” some of the taxes insurance carriers currently pay to address the problem of retaliatory taxes levied in other states. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With Multiple PPD Awards Doesn't Meet PTD Threshold | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker with an array of conditions causing permanent partial disability was not eligible for a permanent total disability finding. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner Entitled to Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Labor Law Claims | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a property owner dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against her. C...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Worker's Benefits | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to continued workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Resurrects FEHA Claim From SLAPP Ruling | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court resurrected a former Los Angeles police officer’s Fair Employment and Housing Act claim, finding that the trial court went too far in granting the city’s anti-SLAPP motion and in dismissing claims arising from both protected and unprotected activities...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Allow Stress Claims by First Responders | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers on Friday voted to send the governor a bill that would allow police, firefighters and emergency medical care providers to file workers’ compensation claims for stress. ...Read More | |||
