Workers' Compensation News
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Failure to List Exhibits on Conference Statement Not a Harmless Error | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred when it held that the failure to list in a pretrial conference the statement reports from a qualified medical evaluator was harmless, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves Regulatory Filing | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved regulatory changes recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Bill Includes Last-Minute Amendment to Address Gardner Decision | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Connecticut lawmakers on Monday adopted amendments to a budget bill to address a high court decision from March allowing judges to award temporary disability benefits after a worker reaches maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Inadequate Briefing Leads to Forfeiture of Issues on Appeal | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured worker forfeited any issues on her appeal due to inadequate briefing. Case: Jones ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Termination of Volunteer Firefighter's Operational Privileges | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the termination of a volunteer firefighter’s operational privileges due to his failure to disclose his disabled designation by the Workers' Compensation Board, among other misconduct. ...Read More | |||
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Sole Proprietor's Request Constitutes 'Election of Coverage' | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a sole proprietor’s election of coverage was sufficient to cover him under the policy issued to his business and that his petition to determine compensation after he was attacked by an employee should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Fails to Link Worker's Death, Dementia to Occupational Hearing Loss | 05/20/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s widow failed to link his dementia and death to his occupational hearing loss. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
