Workers' Compensation News
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WCC to Implement Magnetic Screening at Columbia Office | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission announced that it will implement magnetic screening to increase security at its Columbia office. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Construction Companies Indicted on Fraud Charges | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors in New York announced that the owner of several concrete construction companies was indicted for multiple acts of suspected fraud, including allegedly underreporting the size of his staff. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Pharmacist's Lawsuit | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation exclusivity bars a pharmacist's lawsuit that alleged intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress and assault and battery, a California appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Functional Restoration Program Claims Almost 60% More Expensive | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that claims involving functional restoration programs were almost 60% more expensive than common claims, with average medical costs twice as high and indemnity costs 28% higher. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Advises LIRAB to Develop PPD 'Formula' | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court vacated an award and recommended that the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board weigh whether a lack of concrete factors to consider when awarding permanent partial disability benefits causes disparate outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Cites Contractor $752,846 for Fall Hazards | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor fined a Florida roofing contractor $752,846 for allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards by not requiring them to wear fall protection. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Proposes Rate Increase | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is proposing to increase the average hourly rate employers and workers pay for workers' compensation coverage by 4.9%. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Who Fell While Crossing Public Street | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from falling while using a crosswalk on a public street to move from a public parking lot to her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Deputy Sheriff Not Entitled to Benefits for Heart Attack | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a deputy sheriff’s heart attack. Case:...Read More | |||
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Staffing Company Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Car Accident on Private Road | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a staffing company employee’s injuries from a single-vehicle accident on a private road were compensable because he had been instructed to use the road to access his worksite. ...Read More | |||
