Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Report: Lawmakers Pause on Pinnacol Privatization Proposal | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Efforts to privatize Pinnacol Assurance are likely on hold until the 2026 legislative session, according to a report published in a newsletter run by the Colorado Chamber ...Read More | |||
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State Attorneys General Petition Congress for PBM Controls | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A coalition of 36 state attorneys general signed a letter urging members of Congress to enact legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating affiliated pharmacies. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Sheet Metal Entitled to Partial Summary Judgment | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a piece of sheet metal that was being hoisted should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Employer, Co-Employee Reinstated | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s civil suit against a co-employee and his employer, finding there was a triable question as to whether the defendants knew, or should have known, his injuries were substantially certain to occur. ...Read More | |||
