Workers' Compensation News
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4th DCA Publishes Zeber Decision Regarding Date of Injury for CT Claim | 05/29/2025 | |
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| California’s 4th District Court of Appeal published a decision in which it found the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board exceeded its authority by sending a coverage dispute to arbitration without first determining the date of injury for a retired baseball player’s cumulative tr...Read More | |||
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Senate, Assembly Approve Special Benefits for First Responders | 05/29/2025 | |
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| California lawmakers approved a pair of bills that would provide enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to injured first responders. The ...Read More | |||
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High Court Finds Nurse Had Compensable Claim for COVID-19 | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a nurse at a county jail successfully proved that she contracted COVID-19 through employment. The...Read More | |||
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Claim by Worker Who Fell From Roof Not Amenable to Summary Judgment | 05/29/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a condominium roof was not amenable to summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Errs in Finding Temp Company's Client Is Dual Employer | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in finding that a business using a staffing company’s services was the dual employer of an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Not Entitled to Change Start Date for PTD Benefits | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a firefighter was not entitled to relief from an administrative order establishing the start date for his permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Overturns Determination of Lump-Sum Payment Owed to Worker | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals overturned a determination of the lump-sum payment of benefits owed to a worker. Case: Mueller I...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Contractor Bill, PPD Increase | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill increasing the cap on permanent partial disability benefits and allowing general contractors to provide comp coverage for their subcontractors. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Increase in Witness Fees | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill to increase the maximum payments for witness fees, expenses and costs by $2,000, effective Jan. 1. Kote...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committees Pass Comp Bills | 05/28/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s projected $12 billion budget did not interfere with the progression of workers’ compensation bills through fiscal committees in both chambers of the Legislature. ...Read More | |||
