Workers' Compensation News
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Travel Reimbursement Rate Increases Jan. 1 | 09/15/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The reimbursement rate for injured workers who travel to medical appointments is increasing to 70 cents per mile from 67 cents per mile, effective Jan. 1, the Oregon Workers' Compensation Division announced. ...Read More | |||
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Teacher Fails to Prove Compensable Injury From Dancing With Kids | 08/13/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a teacher’s claim of injury from dancing with a group of kindergarteners. ...Read More | |||
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Two Charged in Fatal Workplace Exposure at Illicit Cannabis Lab | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Southern California prosecutors announced murder charges against two men who allegedly operated an illegal cannabis lab that exploded in 2023, killing four workers. ...Read More | |||
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Third-Party Tortfeasor Gets Summary Dismissal of Carrier's Subrogation Action | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a third-party tortfeasor was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an insurance carrier’s action to assert a subrogation claim because the company did not give proper prior notice. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Settlement Bar Her Challenge to Award | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement with her employer barred her ability to protest and challenge the award. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Found Dead in Cab, but Family Doesn't Get Benefits | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the family of a truck driver found dead in the cab of a truck on Christmas was not entitled to benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Trial Court Has Jurisdiction to Enforce Judgment Against State Insurance Fund | 07/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Supreme Court had jurisdiction over a motion to enforce a money judgment against State Insurance Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Travelers Reports Increase in Retirement Ages, Turnover and Recovery Times | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Travelers Cos. said its analysis of 2.6 million workers’ compensation claims identified increases in average retirement ages, employee turnover and injury recovery times. ...Read More | |||
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Two Plead Guilty for Roles in Payroll Scheme | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A pair of Florida men pleaded guilty to operating a long-running payroll scheme that skirted more than $10 million in federal tax and defrauded workers' compensation carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issue on Scope of Work Prevents Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim, not because of the homeowners' exemption applied by the trial justice, but because of a triable issue as to the type of work being performed. ...Read More | |||
