Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Jury Verdict Denying Worker's Occupational Disease Claim | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict denying a worker’s occupational disease claim. Case: Department ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB to Recommend 11.2% Rate Hike | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted 8-1 to recommend that the California insurance commissioner increase the advisory pure premium rate by 11.2% for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Allowing L&I to Administer Claims for Decertified Self-Insurers | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday signed a bill allowing the state Department of Labor and Industries to administer and pay workers’ compensation claims when a self-insured employer has been decertified. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Compensability of Lineman's COVID-19 Disability | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld an award of benefits to a lineman for his total disability after a COVID-19 infection. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Civil Suit Against Nonsubscribing Employer | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court revived a roofer’s claims against his nonsubscribing employer for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Report: More Than $2.7 Million in Comp Fraud Exposed Across State | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General's office said in its yearly report to the Workers' Compensation Board that its investigators uncovered $2.7 million in comp fraud last year. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award for Worker's Bilateral Knee Injuries | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a worker for bilateral knee injuries, finding the record evidence did not establish an injury to the right knee and that she was not entitled to benefits after she was released to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured in Scaffold Collapse Gets Summary Judgment | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured in a scaffolding collapse should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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County's Engagement in Interactive Process Defeats Discrimination Claim | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court said a worker’s disability discrimination claim must fail as a matter of law because there was no dispute that her employer engaged in an interactive process to identify a reasonable accommodation. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Reminder for RTW Supplement Application Requirements | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a reminder that applications for Return-to-Work Supplement Program benefits will be denied if they don’t meet certain requirements. ...Read More | |||
