Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Widow Whose Husband Died on Work Commute | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to the widow of a worker killed in a traffic accident while he was coming home from a training meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets 15% PPD Award Without Apportionment | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 15% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his injuries from a fall, without any apportionment to any prior condition. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Partial Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendants | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a partial grant of summary judgment for two defendants in a Labor Law action. Case: Rosario...Read More | |||
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Blaise Ingoglia Sworn in as New CFO | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Former state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia was sworn in as Florida's next chief financial officer Monday. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Posts Custodian Workload Study | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation published a report analyzing the working conditions of custodians throughout California. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Committee Passes Comp Bills | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously passed bills that would make it harder for uninsured employers to transfer property to avoid liens, extend the duration of health coverage for minor dependents of deceased first responders and limit employer subrogation rights on claims invo...Read More | |||
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DA Investigates Alleged Failure to Protect Workers | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced an investigation into a medical sterilization service for allegedly failing to protect workers from prolonged exposure to ethylene oxide. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Widow of Police Officer Who Died by Suicide | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court reinstated an administrative law judge’s denial of benefits to the widow of a police officer who killed himself at work using his service revolver. ...Read More | |||
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Coal Miner's Widow Fails to Link Occupational Pneumoconiosis to His Death | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner’s widow, finding that occupational pneumoconiosis was not a material contributing factor in his death. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Retroactive Application of Act 111 | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the retroactive application of Act 111 to his injuries. ...Read More | |||
