Workers' Compensation News
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Auditor Says State Paid $18,900 in SIF Benefits to Deceased Worker | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court inappropriately paid $18,900 in Second Injury Fund benefits to a deceased worker, according to a report by the state's auditor. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Honors Comp Industry Leaders With NextGen Awards | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Eight workers' compensation professionals under age 40 have been named recipients of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions' NextGen Award. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Carrier Breached Contract, Amends Calculation of Interest | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld a determination that a workers’ compensation carrier breached its contract with an employer by failing to provide proper notice of renewal, but ruled that interest did not begin to accrue until the date that an injured employee became entitled to benefits....Read More | |||
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Legislature Unanimously Passes Bill to Require Counseling for First Responders | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would require workers' compensation to pay for at least 12 hours of paid counseling for first responders, under certain circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Authorization for Back Surgery | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to authorization for surgery recommended by his longtime treating physician. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Surgery, Additional TTD | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for surgery to an injured worker, as well as a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Legislators Send Governor Bill to Increase E&M Payments | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Delaware lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would increase payments for evaluation and management services after the state's transition to a Resource-Based Relative Value Scale fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's TTD Despite Change in Diagnosis | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury verdict awarding a worker temporary total disability benefits for his respiratory problems, even though the primary diagnosis for his condition changed between the hearing before the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the trial. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Maintain First Responder Presumption | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maine lawmakers passed a bill that would preserve the statutory presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder conditions arose from employment as a first responder. ...Read More | |||
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Retention of Control Rebuts Presumption That Safety Was Delegated to Contractor | 06/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court said a mall owner may have exercised affirmative control over aspects of an electrical system upgrade project in a way that rebuts the presumption under the Privette doctrine that independent contractors are generally responsible for ensuring safe workplaces. ...Read More | |||
