Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Again Propose Bill to Create Federal Heat Standard | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers from California introduced legislation proposing to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt a federal standard to protect workers in high-heat environments. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Findings of No Earnings on Compensable Heart and Lung Claim | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appeals court rejected a judge of compensation claims' findings that a correctional officer who experienced heart troubles four months after he retired had a compensable occupational disease claim but was entitled to only medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Workers' Compensation Fraud | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Department of Insurance announced that a man pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud for working while receiving benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Duty-Disability Pension for Firefighter Goes Against Weight of Evidence | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter as being against the manifest weight of the evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Disclose Claims in Bankruptcy Results in Summary Dismissal of Suit | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil suit due to his failure to disclose his claims in a bankruptcy case. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Authorization for MRI | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the authorization of an updated magnetic resonance imaging scan of a worker’s lumbar spine. Cas...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker Overturned; Defendants Get Partial Dismissal of Claims | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that the defendants were entitled to the partial dismissal of the claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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IG Announces Conviction of Double-Dippers | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The office of the New York State Inspector General announced convictions in two schemes in which people were working while collecting benefits, including one man coaching high school soccer and another running a food truck. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor: Understaffing, Process Deficiencies Hamper Enforcement of Worksite Safety Rules | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Understaffing and process deficiencies are the root causes of gaps in the ability of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to monitor workplaces and protect workers, according to a recent audit. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee to Review Classification Studies | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau advisory committee will review recommendations to modify certain classification codes for the food and beverage manufacturing or processing industry during an Aug. 12 meeting. ...Read More | |||
