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Study: Medical Costs Per Claim Rose 5% in State 10/17/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Workers Compensation Research Institute released a study that indicates per-claim medical costs in California's comp system rose 5%. ...Read More
 
 

Cashier Proves Compensability of Knee Injury 10/17/2025
State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a grocery store cashier suffered a compensable knee injury while walking to take a break on a busy day at work. ...Read More
 
 

Judge Lacks Jurisdiction Over Estate's Claim Against Worker's Former Employer 10/17/2025
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a trial judge lacked subject matter jurisdiction over an estate’s claim against a worker’s former employer for his alleged asbestos exposure. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claims 10/17/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court upheld the partial summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from removing debris at a construction site. ...Read More
 
 

4th Circuit Asks State Supreme Court for Guidance on High Voltage Line Safety Act's Application 10/17/2025
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A federal appellate court has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the state's Overhead High Voltage Line Safety Act was implicated by the circumstances surrounding a worker’s fatal electric shock and whether the act’s indemnification provision was tri...Read More
 
 

Webinar Focuses on Employer Responsibilities in Comp System 10/17/2025
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has set a webinar to cover the workers' compensation responsibilities of employers in the Lone Star State. ...Read More
 
 

Court: Worker's Termination for Misconduct Warranted Suspension of Benefits 10/17/2025
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Florida appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker was terminated for misconduct and was not entitled to temporary partial disability benefits after he lost his job. ...Read More
 
 

Statute of Limitations Bars Widow's Occupational Disease Claim 10/17/2025
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a widow’s occupational disease claim as time-barred. Case: Foreback...Read More
 
 

Defendant Gets Partial Dismissal of Labor Law Claim; Worker Can Proceed With Negligence Claim 10/17/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s Labor Law claims against it, but the worker could proceed with his negligence claim. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Dismissal of Rideshare Companies' Challenges to Cal/OSHA Citations 10/16/2025
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appellate court ruled that the two major rideshare companies could not bypass the administrative review process for challenging citations issued against them for failing to adequately safeguard their drivers. ...Read More
 
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