Workers' Compensation News
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Task Force Says Employers Duck $58.7M in Premiums by Misclassifying Workers | 02/25/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Businesses misclassifying construction workers in Maryland avoid paying an estimated $58.7 million in workers' compensation premiums annually, according to a new report by the state's Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Trump Nominates Former Amazon Safety Exec to Lead OSHA | 02/18/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| President Donald Trump nominated a former safety executive for UPS and Amazon to head up the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...Read More | |||
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Trench Collapse Leads to $529,640 in Fines for Smelly Mel's, Sewer Rat Plumbing | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued a combined $529,640 in penalties to employers Smelly Mel's Plumbing and Sewer Rat Plumbing for violating safety regulations that resulted in a trench collapse that seriously injured a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Trial Court Errs in Excluding $300,000 From Carrier's Lien Recovery | 02/10/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court on Friday overturned a decision by a trial court that limited a carrier's lien recovery to benefits paid through the date of the injured worker's third-party settlement, excluding more than $300,000 the carrier paid after the settlement was finalized. ...Read More | |||
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TTD Award for Worker's Electric Shock Injury Overturned | 02/05/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned an award of temporary total disability benefits for a worker who suffered an electric shock injury. ...Read More | |||
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TMI Hires Chief Transformation Officer | 01/10/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Greg Carter will serve as the carrier's first chief transformation officer. ...Read More | |||
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Total SIF Assessment Increases for 2025 | 12/16/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that the total Second Injury Fund assessment is increasing next year after dropping in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Transit Worker Fails to Prove Accident Caused Neck Injury | 11/20/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a transit worker did not suffer a neck injury from an on-the-job accident. Case:...Read More | |||
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Tire Maker Fined $271,930 for Fatal Injury | 10/18/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a tire maker in Georgia $271,930 for safety violations allegedly uncovered during the investigation of a fatal accident. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issues Preclude Summary Judgment | 10/17/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims because there were triable issues as to whether his own conduct was the sole proximate cause of his accident. ...Read More | |||
