Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusivity Shields Employer From Tort by Nondependent Child | 07/07/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Maryland Supreme Court said an employer that complies with the state's Workers' Compensation Act is shielded from wrongful death actions brought by a nondependent adult child. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Limit on Benefits for Retirees Doesn't Apply to Those With 20 Years of Service | 07/07/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory limitation on benefits for retired firefighters, arson investigators and police officers does not apply to retirees who have completed at least 20 years of creditable service as of June 8, 2015. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Doesn't Prove Need for Whirlpool Tub, Porch Repairs | 07/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a walk-in whirlpool tub and shower, and the replacement of the floorboards on his porch, as not medically necessary for his burn injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim but said a defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing some claims against him. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Volunteer Firefighter's Cancer Claim | 07/07/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a cancer-stricken volunteer firefighter’s claim for benefits was time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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Private Self-Insured Frequency Drops; Paid and Incurred Losses Increase | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of employees working for private self-insured companies fell 3.9% in 2024, while the number of claims they filed fell 7.4%, resulting in private self-insured claim frequency hitting a four-year low, according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Insurers in Run-Off, Insolvent Fund Both Eligible for Reimbursements | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions finding that insurers in run-off are not precluded from receiving second-injury reimbursements, and the state's insolvent carrier fund is eligible for cost-of-living adjustments from the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Eliminates Notice of Election Form | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Wednesday announced the elimination of the requirement to submit the physical notice of election form under the Large Risk, Large Deductible program and retrospective rating plans. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Police Officer's Deficient Briefing Compels Court to Uphold Dismissal of Her Claims | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s claims for wrongful termination and workers’ compensation retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability for his Labor Law claims, but some of the defendants should have had the claims against them dismissed. ...Read More | |||
