Workers' Compensation News
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Commission Has Jurisdiction Over Fee Dispute Among Attorneys | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Commission had jurisdiction over a fee dispute among the former attorneys for an injured worker and successor counsel. ...Read More | |||
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Stone Manufacturer Fined $120,000 for Silica Exposure | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a stone product manufacturer in Georgia will pay $120,000 in penalties for exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Send Witness Fee Bill to Governor | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Legislature voted to send the governor a bill that would increase the cap on payments for witness fees, expenses and costs. The S...Read More | |||
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Provider Choice Bill Heads to Governor | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would give injured workers the right to choose a treating physician. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Lift Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a scissor lift. Cas...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Additional TTD | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for his back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Wage-Loss Disability Benefits | 05/19/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to 50% wage-loss disability benefits. Case: Arkansa...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes State Hospital Heart Trouble Presumption Bill, Sends Others to Suspense File | 05/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would presume heart trouble is compensable for workers at California state hospitals and is projected to have minor and absorbable costs. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Rejects Recommended Rate Increase | 05/16/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Michael Caljouw rejected a recommendation to increase rates by an average of 7.1%, effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Sean O'Day Named Acting Director of DCBS; TK Keen Named Acting Insurance Commissioner | 05/16/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday named Sean O’Day the acting director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. ...Read More | |||
