Workers' Compensation News
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DA Announces Fraud Charges | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Ventura County District Attorney's Office announced that a Southern California man was arrested on felony work comp fraud charges for allegedly claiming that an arm injury he suffered in 2022 occurred at work. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Worker's Occupational Asthma Claim Not Supported by Evidence | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying a worker’s claim for occupational asthma was unsupported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court: BWC Dividends Weren't Assets Included in Operations Transfer Agreement | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation policyholder dividends disbursed to the operator of a group of nursing homes were excluded assets under the terms of a transfer agreement between the company and its successor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Upholding Jury's Award for Injured Flight Attendnant | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals last week ordered publication of a decision that upheld a jury’s determination that a flight attendant was entitled to su...Read More | |||
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Restaurant Worker Not Entitled to Expand Scope of Claim for Back Injury | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a restaurant worker was not entitled to expand the scope of her claim for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCC to Implement Magnetic Screening at Columbia Office | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission announced that it will implement magnetic screening to increase security at its Columbia office. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Construction Companies Indicted on Fraud Charges | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Prosecutors in New York announced that the owner of several concrete construction companies was indicted for multiple acts of suspected fraud, including allegedly underreporting the size of his staff. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Pharmacist's Lawsuit | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Workers' compensation exclusivity bars a pharmacist's lawsuit that alleged intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress and assault and battery, a California appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Functional Restoration Program Claims Almost 60% More Expensive | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that claims involving functional restoration programs were almost 60% more expensive than common claims, with average medical costs twice as high and indemnity costs 28% higher. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Advises LIRAB to Develop PPD 'Formula' | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court vacated an award and recommended that the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board weigh whether a lack of concrete factors to consider when awarding permanent partial disability benefits causes disparate outcomes. ...Read More | |||
