Workers' Compensation News
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State Had Slower Cost Growth Than Others in WCRI Study | 05/28/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| There was little change in total costs per claim in Virginia in recent years, and growth in claim costs was lower than what was typical among the 18 states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Zurich North America Names Chief Communications Officer | 05/28/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Zurich North America announced that Chuck Kaiser joined the company as chief communications officer Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Some Defendants in Labor Law Action Get Partial Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims | 05/28/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that some defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Worker's Occupational Asthma | 05/28/2025 | |
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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 entitled to benefits for his occupational asthma from his on-the-job chemical exposures. ...Read More | |||
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9th Circuit Finds Employer Rebutted LHWCA Claim for Cumulative Knee Injury | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The 9th Court of Appeals denied a petition to review an administrative decision that found a worker was not entitled to benefits for cumulative knee injuries under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Compensation Judge Can Determine Worker's Competency to Settle Claims | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a compensation judge has jurisdiction to determine whether a worker with a traumatic brain injury required the assistance of a conservator to settle his claims and whether his agreements with his employer should be set aside. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Civil Suit for Burn Injuries | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil action for injuries from the allegedly negligent maintenance of an asphalt distribution truck. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can't Expand Claim With Additional Conditions, Treatments | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim to include additional injuries and treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Dolly Load Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a dolly load that fell on him. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Classify Maintenance Taxes as Surcharges Heads to Governor | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Texas lawmakers sent the governor a bill that aims to alleviate the problem of retaliatory taxes levied on insurance carriers domiciled in the state by reclassifying some taxes as surcharges. ...Read More | |||
