Workers' Compensation News
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AEU Appoints Steven Ritchie as Managing Director | 05/16/2025 | |
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| American Equity Underwriters, a provider of workers’ compensation coverage for waterfront employers, announced that Steven Ritchie joined the company as managing director, effective May 1. ...Read More | |||
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ACOEM Webinar to Cover Cannabis Guidelines | 05/14/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is hosting a webinar May 21 to discuss clinical recommendations for the use of cannabis to treat pain. ...Read More | |||
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Agreement Between Union, Employer Divests JCC of Jurisdiction Over Worker's Claim | 05/09/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his labor union and employer had a valid and enforceable contractual agreement divesting the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims of jurisdiction over the matter. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Fees, Coverage Threshold Increasing | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the threshold used to determine when employment is casual is increasing on July 1, as is the maximum attorney fee that can be awarded without extraordinary circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Hears Comp Bills May 12 | 05/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee will review the fiscal implications of bills addressing subrogation rights, uninsured employers and premium fraud May 12. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Resurrects FEHA Claim From SLAPP Ruling | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court resurrected a former Los Angeles police officer’s Fair Employment and Housing Act claim, finding that the trial court went too far in granting the city’s anti-SLAPP motion and in dismissing claims arising from both protected and unprotected activities...Read More | |||
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Adult Son of Police Officer Gets Writ for Commission to Consider Dependency | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ of mandamus directing the Industrial Commission to determine whether the adult son of a fallen police officer was actually dependent on his father and entitled to death benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Requires Negative Impact of Preexisting Disability for SIBTF Benefits | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers seeking benefits from California’s second injury fund would be required to prove that they suffered a negative impact from the preexisting disability, under a recently amended bill that the Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear today. ...Read More | |||
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Applied Underwriters Announces Leadership Appointments at United Risk | 04/15/2025 | |
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| Applied Underwriters announced leadership appointments at its United Risk Group, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Require DWC to Post Annual Assessment of QME Reports | 04/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation would be required to post its medical director’s annual analysis of medical-legal reports to its website, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
