Workers' Compensation News
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IAIABC Offers EDI Training | 09/12/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is offering electronic data interchange training. The EDI Claims...Read More | |||
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Insurer Can Offset Injured Mail Carrier's Recovery of UIM Benefits | 09/10/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that in an action by an insured against an automobile insurance provider for underinsured motorist benefits, the carrier does not need to assert a request to reduce damages by the amount that the insured has recovered. ...Read More | |||
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Independent Contractor Gets Benefits for Injuries From Trucking Accident | 09/10/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an independent contractor was entitled to benefits from a trucking company and a transportation broker for his injuries from a crash. ...Read More | |||
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Initial Filing of PFB Doesn't Toll Statute of Limitations After Voluntary Dismissal of Claims | 09/05/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that if an employee voluntarily dismisses his petition for benefits before the employer’s acceptance of compensability or the adjudication of any entitlement, the initial filing does not toll the statute of limitations. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC: Documentary Evidence Must Be in Paper Form | 08/27/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission said in an email that the state's rules of evidence apply to its proceedings and that all documentary evidence must be submitted in paper form. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Who Rejected Job Offer Still Gets TTD | 08/25/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits despite rejecting an accommodation job offer. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Firefighter's Lack of Credibility Supports Denial of Duty-Disability Pension Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter due to his lack of credibility. Case: ...Read More | |||
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IG Announces Conviction of Double-Dippers | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The office of the New York State Inspector General announced convictions in two schemes in which people were working while collecting benefits, including one man coaching high school soccer and another running a food truck. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Posts New Form for Notice of Claim Status | 07/25/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers have 90 days to transition to using a new claim status notice form. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Committee Passes Comp Bills | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously passed bills that would make it harder for uninsured employers to transfer property to avoid liens, extend the duration of health coverage for minor dependents of deceased first responders and limit employer subrogation rights on claims invo...Read More | |||
