Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Can Proceed With Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination | 04/08/2025 | |
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| A California appellate court upheld a trial judge’s decision to allow an injured worker to proceed with his claims of age and disability discrimination, wrongful termination and retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meets April 16 | 04/08/2025 | |
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| California’s labor-management panel is scheduled to meet in Sacramento on April 16. Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers&...Read More | |||
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Court Vacates Exxon's $25 Million Recovery From Contractor's Umbrella Policy | 04/08/2025 | |
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| A Texas appellate court vacated an order directing a contractor’s carrier to contribute $25 million toward a settlement Exxon entered with three workers injured in a refinery explosion who had also accepted workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Disbarred for Misusing Injured Worker's Funds | 04/08/2025 | |
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| The Washington Supreme Court last week disbarred a Seattle-area solo practitioner for using his clients’ trust accounts as his own “piggy bank.” ...Read More | |||
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CMS Posts Updated Set-Aside Reference Guide | 04/08/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday posted an updated version of its guide for set-aside arrangements. All...Read More | |||
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WCC Updates Surety Bond, Letter of Credit Forms | 04/08/2025 | |
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| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that revised forms for self-insured employers to file surety bonds and letters of credit will be mandatory, starting Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Implementing Quarterly Vocational Assistance Reviews | 04/08/2025 | |
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| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division said it will conduct quarterly reviews to make certain that insurers and self-insured employers are conducting vocational assistance eligibility determinations, starting May 1. ...Read More | |||
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Discrepancies, Delay in Reporting Sink Worker's Claim | 04/08/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury based on discrepancies in the date of its alleged occurrence and his delay in reporting it to his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With Luxury Vehicle, Significant Expenses Not Entitled to Extreme Hardship Redetermination | 04/08/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an extreme hardship redetermination. Case: Mat...Read More | |||
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Owners of L.A. Delivery Company Ordered to Pay $2.25M in Restitution | 04/07/2025 | |
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| The owners of a Los Angeles delivery company were ordered to pay $2.25 million in restitution for unpaid workers' compensation premiums, the California Department of Insurance Announced. ...Read More | |||
