Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Injured in Fall From Ladder Gets Award | 10/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker injured in a fall from a ladder. Case: Matter of Duta-...Read More | |||
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Water Removal Company Owner to Pay $15,944 for Operating Without Coverage | 10/06/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that the owner of a water removal and restoration company was ordered to pay $15,944 in restitution for operating without comp coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Walters: Strengthen Cal/OSHA or Face New Comp Presumptions | 10/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California columnist Dan Walters suggested employers need to do more to ensure that the Division of Occupational Safety and Health can enforce workplace safety rules if they don't want lawmakers...Read More | |||
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WCD Lowers Benefit Fund Assessment | 10/03/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division lowered the assessment that funds certain benefits for injured workers to 1.8 cents per hour worked. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Not Entitled to Line-of-Duty Death Benefits for Retired Firefighter's Fatal Heart Attack | 10/02/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the denial of line-of-duty death benefits for a retired firefighter’s fatal heart attack. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Seeks Comments on Proposed Fee Schedule | 10/02/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration opened a public comment period on its proposed 2026 provider fee schedule and billing instructions. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Estimates Double-Digit Reduction in Injuries Under Heat Rules | 10/01/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Rules adopted to protect California workers from high heat led to double-digit reductions in injuries with substantial outdoor exposure, according to a new report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Fees Payable From Penalty Assessed on Employer | 10/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an award of fees payable from a penalty imposed on his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Lied in Deposition Forfeits Future Benefits | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was properly ordered to forfeit his entitlement to benefits for making false statements during his deposition. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Changes to Coverage Responsibility Rules | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division proposed changes to its employer and insurer coverage responsibility rules. The division ...Read More | |||
