Workers' Compensation News
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Auditor: Understaffing, Process Deficiencies Hamper Enforcement of Worksite Safety Rules | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Understaffing and process deficiencies are the root causes of gaps in the ability of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to monitor workplaces and protect workers, according to a recent audit. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee to Review Classification Studies | 07/31/2025 | |
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| A Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau advisory committee will review recommendations to modify certain classification codes for the food and beverage manufacturing or processing industry during an Aug. 12 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Dismissal of Worker's Claims | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Worker's Condition Worsened to Total Disability | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had suffered a worsening of his condition to the point he had become permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Janitor's Knee Injury Claim | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a janitor’s claim of injury to her knee. Case: Smith v. Constellium US H...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Foot Injury, but Not for Anxiety, Depression | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable foot injury, but his increased anxiety and depression were not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Security Deposit Rulemaking Group Meets Aug. 27 | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division confirmed that a group tasked with drafting rules to implement legislation exempting self-insured school districts from security deposit requirements will meet Aug. 27. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Upholds $1M Jury Award in Wrongful Death Claim | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a jury award of $1 million in a wrongful death suit after rejecting defendants' argument that the Privette doctrine shielded them from liability. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Nerve Issues | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for alleged nerve issues after he suffered a compensable cut to his arm. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Waives Ability to Challenge Competency of Employer's Expert | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker waived his ability to challenge the competency of his employer’s expert to testify regarding his psychological condition. ...Read More | |||
