Workers' Compensation News
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Commission Seeks Bids to Administer Uninsured Employer's Fund | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission issued a request for proposals for claims administration services for the Uninsured Employer's Fund. ...Read More | |||
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City Sues Ex-Cop Accused of Comp Fraud | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A ex-police officer accused of workers' compensation fraud is the target of a civil lawsuit filed by the City of Westminster, her former employer. ...Read More | |||
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Committees Pass Presumption, SIBTF Measures | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Policy committees in the California Senate and Assembly passed bills that would expand presumptions and salary continuation benefits and modify second injury fund eligibility requirements. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 14% PPD Award for Worker's Trip-and-Fall Injuries | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 14% permanent partial disability award for a worker injured in a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Protect Workers From Wildfire Smoke | 07/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workplace safety regulators remind employers of their obligation to protect workers from exposure to unhealthy air caused by wildfire smoke. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Teacher Withdrew From Job Market | 07/10/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a teacher had voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market. Case: Matter of ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Data Doesn't Support Presumption for Hospital Workers | 07/09/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injuries that would be presumed compensable for hospital workers under a bill pending in the Assembly occur at similar rates — and are denied at similar rates — as those for the general workforce, according to a new report by the California Workers' Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's 13% PPD Award | 07/09/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to a 13% permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Stevedore's Claim for Asbestos Exposure | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure. Case: May v...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Back Injury | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable back injury. Case: Sparta...Read More | |||
