Workers' Compensation News
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Attorney Tom Girardi Sentenced to 87 Months for Stealing From Clients | 06/06/2025 | |
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| 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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| 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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| 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 | |||
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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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| The California Senate Appropriations Committee will review the fiscal implications of bills addressing subrogation rights, uninsured employers and premium fraud May 12. ...Read More | |||
