Workers' Compensation News
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Uninsured Employer, Sacramento Park Ranger Bills Head to Governor | 09/05/2025 | |
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| California lawmakers voted to send Gov. Gavin Newsom bills that aim to help the state recover costs of claims filed against illegally uninsured employers and provide full-pay salary continuation benefits to local park rangers in Sacramento. ...Read More | |||
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Ultrasound Technician Suffers Compensable Psychological Injury From Patient's Harassment | 08/19/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an ultrasound technician suffered a compensable psychological injury from a patient’s unwanted sexual advances and his “salacious and exhibitionistic” exposure of his genitals. ...Read More | |||
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Union Chief: City Terminates Firefighters Out With Injuries | 06/24/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The city of Stratford, Connecticut, wrongly fired two firefighters who remain off work with injuries they sustained in the line of duty, the local firefighters' union leader says. ...Read More | |||
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Uninsured Employers' Fund Can't Appeal Order Compelling Payment for ER Care | 06/09/2025 | |
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| The South Carolina Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by the Uninsured Employers' Fund challenging an interlocutory order that compelled it to pay for a worker’s emergency room treatment. ...Read More | |||
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University System Retains Immunity From Fees After 2019 Amendments | 05/08/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court wiped out an order awarding attorney fees to an injured worker after finding state agencies have sovereign immunity that shields them from statutory provisions intended to shift the cost of appeals from injured workers to their employers. ...Read More | |||
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Upcoming DWC Webinar Covers Disputes | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is holding its webinar on March 19 to explore common disputes. The presentation will use hypothe...Read More | |||
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U-Haul Facility Fined $231,000 for Exposing Mechanics to Asbestos | 02/14/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said it fined a U-Haul facility in Spokane $231,000 for knowingly exposing mechanics to asbestos. ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court Explains Proper Disbursement of 3rd-Party Recoveries | 02/13/2025 | |
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| The U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court clarified the appropriate disbursement of an injured worker’s third-party recovery when the amount recovered is less than his legal expenses and the employer’s lien. ...Read More | |||
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Union Painter's Direct Employer Must Pay Benefits but Can Take Pension Offset | 08/15/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a union painter’s direct employer was liable for his benefits but was entitled to a pension offset — and that the worker had earning capacity but had voluntarily withdrawn from the workforce. ...Read More | |||
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Uninsured Dentist to Pay $210,000 Penalty for Billing Fraud | 06/04/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Northern California dentist will pay a civil penalty of $200,000 for allegedly billing carriers for services not provided and another $10,000 penalty for failing to carry workers’ compensation coverage as part of a plea agreement with the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office....Read More | |||
