Workers' Compensation News
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State Had Slower Cost Growth Than Others in WCRI Study | 05/28/2025 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Some Defendants in Labor Law Action Get Partial Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims | 05/28/2025 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Supreme Court Says Compensation Judge Can Determine Worker's Competency to Settle Claims | 05/27/2025 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Civil Suit for Burn Injuries | 05/27/2025 | |
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| 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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Security Company Owner Sentenced in $3.4M Comp Fraud Case | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Six years of underreporting payroll and dodging insurance premiums resulted in criminal penalties for a San Jose security company owner. The...Read More | |||
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Sole Proprietor's Request Constitutes 'Election of Coverage' | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a sole proprietor’s election of coverage was sufficient to cover him under the policy issued to his business and that his petition to determine compensation after he was attacked by an employee should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Stone Manufacturer Fined $120,000 for Silica Exposure | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a stone product manufacturer in Georgia will pay $120,000 in penalties for exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica. ...Read More | |||
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Sean O'Day Named Acting Director of DCBS; TK Keen Named Acting Insurance Commissioner | 05/16/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday named Sean O’Day the acting director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. ...Read More | |||
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State Has Immunity From Suit by Contractor's Injured Employee | 05/15/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the state was the statutory employer of a contractor’s employee who was injured while supervising inmates working at a call center at a prison complex. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Employer Should Have Gotten Extension to File Postjudgment Motions | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a nonsubscribing employer should have been granted an extension of time to file its postjudgment motions for relief from a jury’s $7.1 million verdict in favor of an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
