Workers' Compensation News
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Hospital Presumption, Bill Review and Fraud Reporting Measures Pass | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers voted to pass bills to create a presumption that certain injuries are compensable for hospital workers, allow independent bill review to resolve disputes over contractual discounts and require certain entities to report suspected premium fraud to the state. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Orders Employer to Pay Specific Loss Benefits to Worker's Estate | 06/03/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed an appellate court and ordered an employer to pay specific loss benefits to the estate of a worker who died before the final adjudication of her claim. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Finds Nurse Had Compensable Claim for COVID-19 | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a nurse at a county jail successfully proved that she contracted COVID-19 through employment. The...Read More | |||
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Health Care Worker's Claim for COVID-19 Infection Can't Be Revived | 05/28/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Civil Appeals erred in reviving a health care worker’s claim for benefits for her COVID-19 infection. ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Hear Arguments on Standards for Aggravation of Preexisting Condition | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments in a case that seeks to clarify the appropriate standards for the aggravation of preexisting conditions. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Premium Audit, Fee Schedule Bills | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana House of Representatives passed bills that would require medical fee schedules to be based on rates charged in neighboring states and would allow carriers to collect past-due premiums after payroll audits. ...Read More | |||
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House Gives Final Approval to TMIC Board Revisions | 05/06/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a bill that would modify criteria for serving on the Texas Mutual Insurance Co. board of directors. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Extend Accreditation | 05/06/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill that would maintain the accreditation program through 2036 for health care providers treating injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Reliance on Occupational Diseases, Nonqualifying Conditions Fatal to SIF Claims | 05/05/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Supreme Court handed down two decisions finding that injured workers were not eligible for benefits from the state’s Second Injury Fund. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Negligence Claim Against Nonsubscriber Not an Action to Collect Benefits | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court said a negligence claim against a nonsubscribing employer is an action to recover damages that is distinct from an action to collect benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
