Workers' Compensation News
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WCRI Reports Increase in Lump-Sum Settlements After Reforms | 02/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute reported an increase in lump-sum settlements after New York lawmakers adopted reforms in 2007. About...Read More | |||
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High Court Grants Review in Another WCAB Deadline Case | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court has granted review in another case involving a requirement for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration within 60 days. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Ends Worker's Benefits 'Odyssey' With Order for Immediate Award | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned a determination that a worker failed to prove a change in her condition and ordered that her “odyssey” come to an end with an immediate award of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Aviation Law Doesn't Preempt Worker's Labor Law Claims for Helicopter Crash | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that federal aviation law did not preempt a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries from a helicopter crash. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Denies Benefits for Bus Driver's PTSD | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits for a bus driver’s post-traumatic stress disorder. Case: Matt...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Intervening Precedent Requires Remand of Case | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that its intervening precedent on apportioning definitely ascertained impairments requires that a case be sent back to the Board of Review for further development. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS: Small Business Ombudsman Saved Employers $1.3M | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced that one of its ombuds programs saved small employers $1.3 million in 2024 by helping with audit and compliance issues and finding more affordable coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Physical Therapists to Serve as Treating Physician | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill moving through the Montana Legislature would classify physical therapists as physicians to treat compensable workplace injuries. The ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Expand Cancer Presumption to Airport Firefighters | 01/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would explicitly include airport firefighters in the state's cancer presumption. Sen. John Lair...Read More | |||
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Labor Commission Must Reconsider Whether to Rescind Approval of Settlement | 01/30/2025 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ordered the Labor Commission to reconsider whether it should rescind its approval of a settlement agreement between a worker and his employer because of their disagreement over the payment obligations. ...Read More | |||
