Workers' Compensation News
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Amended Bill Requires Negative Impact of Preexisting Disability for SIBTF Benefits | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers seeking benefits from California’s second injury fund would be required to prove that they suffered a negative impact from the preexisting disability, under a recently amended bill that the Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear today. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Amends Bill to Limit Subrogation Rights of First Responders' Employers | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that originally proposed to prohibit employers of certain types of first responders from pursuing subrogation claims against third parties responsible for causing an injury was amended to instead require that the specified first responders receive a portion of the funds recovered. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Launches New Website | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration on Tuesday launched a new website. The agency said the updated site has a cleaner and m...Read More | |||
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Kevin Snyder Appointed to State Workers' Compensation Advisory Council | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Kevin M. Snyder has been appointed as a business representative to the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Practitioner Gets Wage-Loss Benefits After Back Injury | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a highly educated and experienced nurse practitioner was entitled to an award of wage-loss benefits after sustaining a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Sends Governor Bill to Modify Disability Benefits | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Legislature sent the governor a bill that would revise the schedule used to calculate total disability benefits for unmarried workers. ...Read More | |||
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Employer May Terminate Worker's Benefits With No Liability for Litigation Costs | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a city was entitled to terminate a worker’s benefits and that she was not entitled to an award of litigation costs. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by a falling beam. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Closure of Worker's Claim, Denial of Request for MRI | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the closure of a worker’s claim and the denial of a request for a repeat magnetic resonance imaging scan, finding that the decisions went against a preponderance of the medical evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Jury's Verdict Finding L.A. Failed to Engage in Interactive Process | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court affirmed a jury’s finding that the Los Angeles Police Department failed to engage in the interactive process to find a reasonable accommodation for an injured officer. ...Read More | |||
