Workers' Compensation News
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Court Again Rules That Worker's Refusal of Light Duty Doesn't Warrant Denial of Benefits | 03/04/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals revised its prior determination that a worker should not have been denied temporary total disability benefits after he refused a light-duty position during the COVID-19 pandemic because of his underlying health issues. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Benefits for Bus Driver's Shoulder Injury | 03/04/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a bus driver for a shoulder injury. Case: Rock Region Me...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Revive Claim After Failing to Respond to Employer's Appeal | 03/04/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from a judgment dismissing her claim after she repeatedly failed to respond to her employer’s challenges to the compensability of her alleged accident. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Get Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Claims | 03/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted partial summary judgment on the claims against them but that they were not entitled to summary judgment on their third-party indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Repeal Employer Safety Committee Requirement, Unfunded Consultation Program | 03/04/2025 | ||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation introduced in Nebraska would repeal laws enacted in 1993 requiring public and private employers to establish safety committees to develop written injury prevention programs. LB 397...Read More | |||
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High Court Says Worker Excluded From LHWCA Can Pursue Maritime Negligence Claim | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court said an appellate court erred when it determined that amendments to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act triggered exclusive remedy provisions under state law and prohibited an injured worker from pursuing negligence claims under general maritime law...Read More | |||
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DWC Provides Update on Virtual Courtroom Transition | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said all mandatory settlement conferences, status conferences, lien conferences and priority conferences will be moved to the CourtCall video platform, starting today. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Regulatory Filing | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Friday submitted its proposed 2025 regulatory filing to the California insurance commissioner for review. ...Read More | |||
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Chesapeake Announces $55 Million Dividend, 8% Rate Decrease | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for Maryland's Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Co. declared the company's highest-ever policyholder dividend of $55 million for 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Noncompliance With Treatment Breaks Causal Chain Between Injury, Need for Care | 03/03/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a determination that a worker’s noncompliance with treatment for her compensable injury was the cause of her ongoing need for care and that the carrier liable for her claim was no longer required to pay for it. ...Read More | |||
