Workers' Compensation News
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Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers From Heat | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued what it said is one of its latest advisories to remind employers about protecting workers from heat as high temperatures hit the southern part of the state. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Benefits for Firefighter's PTSD Overturned | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a denial of benefits to a firefighter who was disabled by post-traumatic stress disorder arising from his inability to save the lives of two infants within a short period of time. ...Read More | |||
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Shipt to Pay $800,000 Settlement, Continue Classifying Workers as Contractors | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that a same-day delivery service owned by Target agreed to pay $800,000 and implement new policies to continue classifying its workers as contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Explicitly Cover Fundraising Injuries for Volunteer First Responders | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A Pennsylvania lawmaker introduced legislation to explicitly provide comp coverage for volunteer firefighters and paramedics injured during pancake breakfasts, cook-offs, car washes, sports tournaments or other fundraising events. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Expansion of Injured Firefighter's Claim | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of an injured firefighter’s claim. Case: City of Wheeli...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Struck by Falling Concrete Should Have Gotten Summary Judgment | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by falling concrete. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase Burial Expenses to $10,000 | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Illinois lawmakers could consider a proposal to increase workers' compensation burial expenses by 25% during the second year of the current legislative session. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Enforcing Lien Against Worker's Lump-Sum Settlement | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in enforcing a carrier’s lien against a worker’s lump-sum settlement in a third-party action. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for Annual Conferences | 10/28/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation opened registration for educational conferences being held in Los Angeles and Oakland in March. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Didn't Receive Notice of Dismissal Didn't File Untimely Application for Review | 10/28/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s application for review was not untimely because the Division of Workers' Compensation failed to prove that it served him with notice of an order dismissing his claim. ...Read More | |||
