Workers' Compensation News
| Court Says Attorney's Conviction Violates Williamson Rule, Tosses 33 of 37 Verdicts | 03/19/2025 | ||
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| A California appeals court on Tuesday ruled that an attorney who participated in a kickback scheme was improperly charged with a general crime that carried a harsher penalty rather than a more specific crime with a lesser penalty and reversed convictions on 33 of 37 counts. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Schedules Hearing on Comp Bills | 03/19/2025 | |
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| The California Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement will on March 26 hear testimony on bills that would bolster first responders' work comp benefits and require the state to protect workers in stonecutting shops. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Requires Annual Notice of Workers' Rights | 03/19/2025 | |
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| California employers would be required to provide employees with notice of a wide range of rights ranging from state workers' compensation laws to due process and other federal constitutional protections, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Entitlement to Additional TTD for Back Injury | 03/19/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Lied About Running Business Forfeits Benefits | 03/19/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the disqualification of a worker from receiving benefits due to his concealment of the fact he was running a home improvement business. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Attorney's 20% Fee Against Worker's Medical Benefits | 03/19/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a judge’s decision to deny approval of a fee agreement allowing an attorney to receive 20% of a worker’s outstanding and future medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Zurich, Origin Partner on Hospitality Coverage | 03/19/2025 | |
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| Zurich North America announced that one of its subsidiaries is partnering with Origin Specialty Underwriters to offer work comp coverage for small- to middle-market hotels and restaurants. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Claim for Wrongful Termination | 03/19/2025 | |
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| A Texas appellate court revived a worker’s claim of retaliatory termination, finding triable issues as to whether he had been fired for dishonesty or for filing a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Announces Date for Regulatory Hearing | 03/18/2025 | |
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| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that the Department of Insurance is holding a hearing in April on the proposed Sept. 1, 2025, regulatory filing. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Thursday | 03/18/2025 | |
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| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Committee members will disc...Read More | |||
