Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Bill Adding Information Release Authorization to Forms | 05/08/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill to require that claim application forms include an authorization for the release of information to the state Uninsured Employers’ Fund and the Subsequent Injury Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Sends MLFS Update, Cost-of-Living Bills to Suspense File | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file bills addressing regular updates to permanent partial disability benefits and the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Oxnard Judge William M. Carero Dies | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| William M. Carero, a workers’ compensation administrative law judge in Oxnard, died April 24 at the age of 69. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Ability of ALJs to Correct Mistaken Findings in Interlocutory Orders | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge could correct a mistake in his prior factual findings after being presented with new evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Fees, Coverage Threshold Increasing | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the threshold used to determine when employment is casual is increasing on July 1, as is the maximum attorney fee that can be awarded without extraordinary circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Raise Payroll Limits for Ag Workers | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oklahoma lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that would increase the gross annual payroll limit for agricultural, ranching and horticultural workers to be covered by workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim for Fall From Roof | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his fall from a roof. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor's Employee Can't Maintain Civil Suit for Electric Shock Injuries | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against the company that had hired his employer to perform electrical repairs. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Worker Injured While Rendering Aid to Motorist | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to benefits for injuries he received while rendering aid to a motorist after witnessing an accident. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Premium Audit, Fee Schedule Bills | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana House of Representatives passed bills that would require medical fee schedules to be based on rates charged in neighboring states and would allow carriers to collect past-due premiums after payroll audits. ...Read More | |||
