Workers' Compensation News
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Court Publishes Decision Applying Sovereign Immunity to Tribal Health Care Organization | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court on Tuesday ordered publication of a decision from last month that found tribal sovereign immunity shielded a nonprofit health care organization from a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports Small Drop in 2024 Premium | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reports that total direct written premium dropped to $11.7 billion in 2024 from $11.8 billion in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates Worker's Claims for Disability Discrimination, Retaliation | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court revived a government worker’s claims for disability discrimination and retaliation. Ann ...Read More | |||
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Precast Concrete Panel Maker Ordered to Pay $500,000 for Worker's Death | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a company that makes precast concrete panels was ordered to pay $500,000 after pleading guilty to violating a workplace safety standard resulting in the death of a worker. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: New Hires Account for Largest Share of Claims | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Short-tenure workers with fewer than two years of experience continue to account for the largest share of workers’ compensation claims in New Jersey, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Claim Reinstated for Worker Who Fell While Making Delivery | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from falling while making a delivery to a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured Jumping Into Trench Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from jumping into a trench. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Driving Schools Were Same Employer for Comp Purposes | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an administrative determination that two businesses providing driving education were “essentially the same employer” for workers’ compensation purposes. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Revives Worker's Maritime Tort Claims for Accident on Man-Made Island | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court revived a worker’s maritime tort claims arising from an accident that resulted in the loss of his leg while he was helping to unload cargo on a man-made island. ...Read More | |||
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PIA Announces New Officers | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey announced that Roger Butler was elected president at the association’s annual business meeting. ...Read More | |||
