Workers' Compensation News
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Auditor Says State Paid $18,900 in SIF Benefits to Deceased Worker | 07/01/2025 | |
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| The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court inappropriately paid $18,900 in Second Injury Fund benefits to a deceased worker, according to a report by the state's auditor. ...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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Accident Exacerbates Worker's Preexisting Condition, Causes Distinct New Injury | 06/24/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s accident exacerbated a preexisting condition and caused a new, distinct injury. ...Read More | |||
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Ametros Names Andrea Mills President | 06/20/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Ametros on Wednesday named Andrea Mills president, effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney General Approves $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement | 06/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that 55 state and territorial attorneys general have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, to resolve litigation over the creation of the national opioid crisis....Read More | |||
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Attorney Tom Girardi Sentenced to 87 Months for Stealing From Clients | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced that disbarred personal injury lawyer Tom Girardi was sentenced to 87 months in prison for embezzling tens of millions of settlement money from clients. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Bills Addressing Heat Injuries, SIBTF Claims and Self-Dealing | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed bills that would create a presumption of compensability for heat injuries suffered by agricultural workers, revise Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund procedures and clarify how prosecutors can pursue self-dealing charges. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Fees Increase 6.427% July 1 | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that attorney fees are increasing 6.427% on July 1 to match an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Bill to Revise Med-Legal Process | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would revise the medical-legal process by implementing templates that can be used for reports and requiring the Division of Workers’ Compensation to publish its annual review of med-legal reports. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committees Pass Comp Bills | 05/28/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s projected $12 billion budget did not interfere with the progression of workers’ compensation bills through fiscal committees in both chambers of the Legislature. ...Read More | |||
