Workers' Compensation News
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LAO: Second Injury Fund 'No Longer Aligned' With Legislative Intent | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The nonpartisan fiscal and policy adviser to the California Legislature said the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund is no longer aligned with the benefit structure that lawmakers intended for the workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Investigation Leads to $262K in Fines for Aerospace Facility After Fire | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor cited an Orlando, Florida-based missile manufacturer for exposing workers to fire, burn and inhalation hazards after a December fire hospitalized two employees and injured others. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders Recalculation of Sanctions on Employer for Unfair Claims Processing, Bad Faith | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s finding that an employer engaged in unfair claim processing and bad faith, but remanded for the judge to redetermine the appropriate penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets 1% PPD Award for Elbow Injury | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 1% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s elbow injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Neither Worker Nor Labor Law Defendant Entitled to Summary Judgment | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should not have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims, but the worker was properly denied summary judgment on his claims, too. ...Read More | |||
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School District Employee Gets TTD for Summer Period She Didn't Receive Wages | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Court of Appeal for the 10th District of Ohio ruled that a school district employee was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for the three-month summer recess during which she did not receive her regular salary. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Seeks Bids to Administer Uninsured Employer's Fund | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission issued a request for proposals for claims administration services for the Uninsured Employer's Fund. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Updates Release Form | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission updated the form used by injured workers to waive their right to have their claim files kept private. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Posts Agenda for 2025 Conference | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted a full agenda for its 2025 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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City Sues Ex-Cop Accused of Comp Fraud | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A ex-police officer accused of workers' compensation fraud is the target of a civil lawsuit filed by the City of Westminster, her former employer. ...Read More | |||
