Workers' Compensation News
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Assembly Passes Comp Bills | 09/02/2025 | |
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| The California Assembly voted to send the governor bills to expand death benefits provided to children of first responders and provide full-pay salary continuation benefits to park rangers in Sacramento County. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Vacates Wage Calculation for Worker Returning to Full-Time Position | 08/29/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Arizona appeals court said the time frame an administrative law judge used to calculate preinjury monthly wages for a nurse who was injured after returning to full-time employment did not reflect her actual earning capacity at the time of the injury. ...Read More | |||
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Amendment Would Limit Expansion of Heart Trouble Presumption | 08/28/2025 | |
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| A bill proposing to expand the presumption that heart trouble is a compensable condition was amended to specify that California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation workers must be peace officers to qualify. ...Read More | |||
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Agreement Compels Arbitration for Wrongful Death of Unborn Child | 08/21/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court said a trial court erred in denying a motion to compel arbitration by finding that a woman suing over the death of her unborn son was a transportation worker and exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Sends SIBTF, Felony Fraud Bills to Suspense File | 08/20/2025 | |
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| The Senate Appropriations Committee put a hold on bills that would revise processes relating to second injury fund claims and allow prosecutors to charge self-referral schemes as a felony or misdemeanor. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Hears Comp Bills Wednesday | 08/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers will consider the potential fiscal implications of a handful of comp bills during a hearing on Wednesday. The Assembl...Read More | |||
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Auditor: Understaffing, Process Deficiencies Hamper Enforcement of Worksite Safety Rules | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Understaffing and process deficiencies are the root causes of gaps in the ability of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to monitor workplaces and protect workers, according to a recent audit. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Upholds $1M Jury Award in Wrongful Death Claim | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a jury award of $1 million in a wrongful death suit after rejecting defendants' argument that the Privette doctrine shielded them from liability. ...Read More | |||
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ALJ Must Address Possible Consequential Disability From Injury | 07/28/2025 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a case had to be remanded for a judge to address whether a worker’s disability was a natural and probable consequence of an injury. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Gets Fee Based on Worker's Net SLU Award | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld attorney fees based on a worker’s net schedule loss of use award as a lien. Case: Matt...Read More | |||
