Workers' Compensation News
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PPD Benefits for Occupational Pneumoconiosis Payable on Date of Board's Findings | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that workers with occupational pneumoconiosis claims have their benefits commence on the date of the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board’s findings. ...Read More | |||
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Penalty Imposition Is Within Agency Director's Authority | 06/03/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has jurisdiction to impose certain penalties. ...Read More | |||
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PPD Increase, Contractor Coverage Bill Headed to Governor | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oklahoma lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would increase the cap on permanent partial disability benefits by a little more than 4% and allow general contractors to provide comp coverage to subcontractors. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Lay 15 Felonies on Ex-Cop Suspected of Fraud | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former officer of the Westminster Police Department was seen drinking and dancing, went on a skiing and snowboarding trip and competed in 5k races despite claiming she was completely disabled from a work-related injury, according to the Orange County District Attorney's ...Read More | |||
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Provider Choice Bill Heads to Governor | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would give injured workers the right to choose a treating physician. ...Read More | |||
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Parents of Worker Can't Get Dependency Benefits Despite Widow's Request | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of dependency benefits to a worker’s parents despite the expressed wish of his widow that they receive any compensation that was payable for his death. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meets April 16 | 04/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation's Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is scheduled to meet April 16. Members of th...Read More | |||
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Provider's Report Is Adequate Notice to Constitute Timely Claim | 04/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board received sufficient notice to meet the threshold for the filing of a timely claim via a report from a medical professional who had treated an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owners Get Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law, Negligence Claims | 03/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owners of a property were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Pandemic Liability Protection Act Bars Widow's Claim Against Husband's Employer | 03/17/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a widow’s claim against her late husband’s employer for his death from COVID-19 as barred by state law. ...Read More | |||
