Workers' Compensation News
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Heat-Related Injuries Increase as Temperatures Clear 80 Degrees | 06/27/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Heat-related workplace injuries double when temperatures rise to just 80 or 85 degrees Fahrenheit and increase more than sevenfold when temperatures exceed 90 degrees, according to a new report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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1st DCA Clarifies Judge's Jurisdiction Over Stipulations for Employer-Paid Fees, Costs | 06/27/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court clarified that a judge of compensation claims has jurisdiction to review the employer-paid fees in a stipulation between parties and cannot review a stipulation as to employer-paid costs. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Cap on Attorney Fees | 06/27/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a 2024 legislative amendment increasing the cap on fees in workers’ compensation cases does not apply retroactively, that the cap does not violate the state Constitution and that an attorney was not entitled to a fee in excess of the cap. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Entitlement to Expand Claim | 06/27/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker's request to expand her claim. Case: Walker ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims by Worker Who Allegedly Fell From Roof | 06/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for alleged injuries from a fall from the roof of a home. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Reduces Third Quarter Discount Rate | 06/27/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation reduced the discount rate used to calculate the value of lump-sum settlements from July through September. ...Read More | |||
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Private Employer Rate Cut Takes Effect Tuesday | 06/27/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said a 6% rate cut for private employers will take effect Tuesday. The bureau said the rate cut is the re...Read More | |||
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Assembly Committee Passes Contractor Coverage Measure | 06/26/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A committee in the California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would require the Contractors State License Board to report on violations of work comp coverage requirements. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Says Retaliatory Firing Illegal Only if Employer is Trying to Avoid Liability for Claim | 06/26/2025 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Supreme Court held that a trial court should have dismissed a teacher's case alleging she was fired in retaliation for contemplating filing a workers' compensation claim because she failed to allege the district was exclusveily motivated by a desire not to pay the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Corrections Worker Indicated for Stealing Comp Benefits | 06/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York woman working as a correctional officer was indicated for allegedly stealing more than $43,000 in workers' compensation benefits over four years by not reporting she was running a small business. ...Read More | |||
