Workers' Compensation News
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Homeowner's Husband Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a homeowner’s husband was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s Labor Law claims against him. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Expand Claim, Receive Additional Treatment | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to expand the scope of her claim or to receive additional treatments. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Wins Consideration of Successive Application for PTD Benefits | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court granted mandamus relief to an injured worker, finding that he surmounted the procedural hurdle allowing him to bring a successive application for permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Extend Good Faith Duty to All Self-Insureds, TPAs | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Senate passed a bill that would extend the duty of good faith and fair dealing to all self-insured employers and third-party administrators. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill Allowing Employers to Post Labor Notices Online | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Senate passed a bill that would allow employers to post labor law notices online. The Senate voted 29-3 to pass ...Read More | |||
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Senate Comp Bills Get First Committee Referral | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills that would require cost-of-living adjustments for permanent partial disability benefits and periodic updates to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule, along with measures proposing a presumption for hospital workers and fraud reporting requirements were referred to the California Senate Committee ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Mandamus Relief From Denial of TTD for Psychological Condition | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court granted mandamus relief to a worker who was denied temporary total disability benefits for her compensable psychological injury. ...Read More | |||
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Upcoming DWC Webinar Covers Disputes | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is holding its webinar on March 19 to explore common disputes. The presentation will use hypothe...Read More | |||
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Worker's Misrepresentations on Income Result in Forfeiture of Right to Benefits | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits based on his commission of fraud. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that further proceedings were necessary to determine which of a worker’s prior employers was potentially liable for his occupational pneumoconiosis claim. ...Read More | |||
