Workers' Compensation News
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WCD Bulletin Covers Electronic Filing Guidelines | 03/28/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Workers' Compensation Division posted a bulletin explaining the requirements for all electronic filings. Documents must be s...Read More | |||
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Kellen Booher Joins CopperPoint as President, COO | 03/28/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| CopperPoint Insurance Co. on Thursday announced that Kellen Booher will join the Arizona-based carrier on Monday as president and chief operating officer. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes First Responder, Stone Manufacturing Safety Bills | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement on Wednesday passed bills to address the safety of workers in stonecutting shops and to modify the special benefits provided to different types of first responders. ...Read More | |||
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Golden State's Share of Payroll Drops as Its Benefit Payments Increase | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's share of wages paid to workers covered by workers' compensation dropped in 2022 while the state's share of cash and medical benefits paid to injured workers increased, according to a bulletin the California Workers' Compensation Institute published Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Committee to Hear More Comp Bills April 9 | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers on April 9 will hear testimony on measures that would require annual adjustments to wages used to calculate permanent partial disability benefits and on authorizing the Division of Workers' Compensation to place a lien on property that an uninsured employer transferr...Read More | |||
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Reserve Cop Can't Get Benefits for Injuries From Working as Motorcycle Escort | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a commissioned reserve police officer was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries from a traffic accident that happened while he was providing motorcycle escort services to a private company. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker's Alleged Injuries From Construction Site Fall | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s benefits claim for alleged injuries from a fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Third-Party Claims Against Worker's Employer | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the dismissal of the third-party claims by a group of Labor Law defendants against an allegedly injured worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Benefit Requests | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim for benefits, a request for a foot brace and a referral to an orthopedist. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Proposes SIBTF Changes, New Name for Program | 03/26/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Substantial evidence establishing the existence of a permanent partial disability predating a subsequent compensable injury would be required for injured workers to qualify for benefits from California's second injury fund under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
