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Senate Passes Contractor Comp Bill 05/30/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Senate passed a bill that would require the Contractors State License Board to monitor and report on violations of work comp coverage requirements. ...Read More
 
 

Summary Judgment Overturned on Claim by Worker Who Fell From Ladder 05/30/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court overturned summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall off a ladder. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim 05/30/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
West Virginia’s Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim. Case: Delsi...Read More
 
 

Senate, Assembly Approve Special Benefits for First Responders 05/29/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
California lawmakers approved a pair of bills that would provide enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to injured first responders. The ...Read More
 
 

Split Court Overturns Determination of Lump-Sum Payment Owed to Worker 05/29/2025
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Mississippi Court of Appeals overturned a determination of the lump-sum payment of benefits owed to a worker. Case: Mueller I...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Reinstates Civil Suit Over COVID Deaths of Meat Processing Workers 05/28/2025
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Iowa Supreme Court partially reinstated a civil action by the estates of four meat processing workers who died from COVID-19, including allegations of gross negligence and fraud against a group of Tyson Foods supervisory employees and executives. ...Read More
 
 

State Had Slower Cost Growth Than Others in WCRI Study 05/28/2025
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
There was little change in total costs per claim in Virginia in recent years, and growth in claim costs was lower than what was typical among the 18 states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More
 
 

Some Defendants in Labor Law Action Get Partial Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims 05/28/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that some defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing claims against them. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Says Compensation Judge Can Determine Worker's Competency to Settle Claims 05/27/2025
State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a compensation judge has jurisdiction to determine whether a worker with a traumatic brain injury required the assistance of a conservator to settle his claims and whether his agreements with his employer should be set aside. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Civil Suit for Burn Injuries 05/27/2025
State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil action for injuries from the allegedly negligent maintenance of an asphalt distribution truck. ...Read More
 
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