Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Decision on Occupational Diseases May Doom SIF Claim | 06/20/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appeals court said a recent decision from the state's Supreme Court holding that occupational diseases are not compensable preexisting disabilities for Second Injury Fund Claims could derail an injured worker's claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Worker Not Required to File Comp Claim Before Suing Employer | 06/18/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court said the Division of Workers' Compensation does not have exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether an injury was work-related in a dispute arising outside of the context of compensability and when the relief requested by the injured worker does not depend on entitlem...Read More | |||
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Hawaii Unseats New Jersey as Most Expensive State in DCBS Study | 06/18/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Hawaii completed a 10-year march to become the most expensive jurisdiction for workers' compensation coverage in the semi-annual interstate rate comparison published by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Adopts New Standard for Intentional Harm Exception in Latent Disease Claims | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Supreme Court said a worker who developed mesothelioma from repeated occupational exposure to asbestos can pursue a personal injury case without first having to prove his employer had actual knowledge that an injury was certain to occur. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
