Workers' Compensation News
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High Court: Attorney Fee Cap Applies Per Injury | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that injured workers are entitled to an award of reasonable attorney fees, up to the statutory cap, for each accidental injury they suffer rather than for each accident or claim. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Found Dead in Cab, but Family Doesn't Get Benefits | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the family of a truck driver found dead in the cab of a truck on Christmas was not entitled to benefits. ...Read More | |||
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No Wage-Loss Benefits Due to Worker Who Didn't Engage in Reasonable Job Search | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to wage-loss benefits for a period when he was capable of employment and did not engage in a reasonable search for a job. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Gets Fee Based on Worker's Net SLU Award | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld attorney fees based on a worker’s net schedule loss of use award as a lien. Case: Matt...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 14% PPD Award for Worker's Trip-and-Fall Injuries | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 14% permanent partial disability award for a worker injured in a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Protect Workers From Wildfire Smoke | 07/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workplace safety regulators remind employers of their obligation to protect workers from exposure to unhealthy air caused by wildfire smoke. ...Read More | |||
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Fire Marshal's Claim Survives State Fund's Bid for Summary Dismissal | 07/10/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court denied State Fund’s motion for summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for temporary partial disability benefits, finding that he had a “medically determined physical restriction.” ...Read More | |||
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WCD Forming Committee to Draft Security Deposit Exemption Rules | 07/10/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division is forming a rulemaking committee to draft regulations to implement legislation allowing self-insured school districts to request an exemption to the requirement to post security deposits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Teacher Withdrew From Job Market | 07/10/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a teacher had voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market. Case: Matter of ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Tort Claim for Worker's Death | 07/10/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a civil suit that asserted the company engaged in intentional misconduct that was substantially certain to result in the death of a worker. ...Read More | |||
