Workers' Compensation News
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Retention of Control Rebuts Presumption That Safety Was Delegated to Contractor | 06/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A California appellate court said a mall owner may have exercised affirmative control over aspects of an electrical system upgrade project in a way that rebuts the presumption under the Privette doctrine that independent contractors are generally responsible for ensuring safe workplaces. ...Read More | |||
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Rotator Cuff Tear Gets Added as Compensable Condition of Worker's Claim | 06/26/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a right rotator cuff tear needed to be added as a compensable condition to a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Report Details Recommendations to Curb 'Excessive' Comp Claims by Correctional Workers | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York City has incurred more than $1 billion in workers’ compensation expenses on claims filed by correctional workers over the last three years, according to a report by the city’s Department of Investigation. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Company Hit With More Fines | 05/14/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Washington state roofing company faces more than $300,000 in fines after a worker fell from a two-story roof and was injured, the latest in a string of safety and labor violations levied against the employer. ...Read More | |||
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Report: More Than $2.7 Million in Comp Fraud Exposed Across State | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General's office said in its yearly report to the Workers' Compensation Board that its investigators uncovered $2.7 million in comp fraud last year. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Lawmakers Pause on Pinnacol Privatization Proposal | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Efforts to privatize Pinnacol Assurance are likely on hold until the 2026 legislative session, according to a report published in a newsletter run by the Colorado Chamber ...Read More | |||
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Reports: Jury Awards $145M for Unreasonable Denial of Comp Claim | 04/14/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Colorado jury ordered NorGUARD Insurance Co. to pay $145 million — including $60 million in punitive damages — after finding that the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary failed to approve treatment for a worker’s traumatic brain injury, according to multiple media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Most Small Businesses Experience Workplace Injuries — Half of Them Preventable | 04/04/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Workplace injuries are a growing financial burden on small businesses, according to a new safety report by Pie Insurance. Denver-based Pie&...Read More | |||
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Reserve Cop Can't Get Benefits for Injuries From Working as Motorcycle Escort | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a commissioned reserve police officer was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries from a traffic accident that happened while he was providing motorcycle escort services to a private company. ...Read More | |||
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Report: City's Comp Costs Skyrocket | 03/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Santa Monica Daily Press reported a nearly 30% increase in the city's work comp liabilities in the most recent fiscal year, as hospital fees increased 264% and nursing ho...Read More | |||
