Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Permission to Amend Complaint; Defendant Not Entitled to Dismissal | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a trial justice’s grant of a worker’s request to amend his complaint to change the date of his alleged accident by one day, and it upheld the denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD, Attorney Fees | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an injured worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits or attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With Multiple PPD Awards Doesn't Meet PTD Threshold | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker with an array of conditions causing permanent partial disability was not eligible for a permanent total disability finding. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Launches New Website | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration on Tuesday launched a new website. The agency said the updated site has a cleaner and m...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by a falling beam. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Loses Challenge to Calculation of AWW, Termination of Benefits, Denial of Change in Doctor | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court rejected a worker’s challenge to the calculation of his average weekly wage, the termination of his benefits and the denial of his request to change treatment providers. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Holds Annual Conference July 17 | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding its 2025 Annual Conference on July 17. The WCIRB said this...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Duct Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling piece of ductwork should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB to Recommend 11.2% Rate Hike | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted 8-1 to recommend that the California insurance commissioner increase the advisory pure premium rate by 11.2% for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured in Scaffold Collapse Gets Summary Judgment | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured in a scaffolding collapse should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
