Workers' Compensation News
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High Court: IDL Benefits Not Compensation; No Bump for Misconduct | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court on Thursday said a correctional officer who was seriously injured in a planned attack by inmates is not entitled to a 50% increase for serious and willful employer misconduct because the industrial disability leave benefits he received do not count as compensation....Read More | |||
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Bill Would Cut Training Requirement for Agents and Brokers | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would nearly cut in half the duration of training that agents and brokers must complete to receive a license. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill Clarifying Throat Cancer Presumption | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying the throat cancer presumption for specified first responders. Existing law presumes certai...Read More | |||
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Court Reissues Decision Vacating Award of Payment for Attendant Care Services | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court reissued a decision vacating an award for attendant care services provided by a worker’s husband to clarify its reasoning. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Deadline for Dependents to Seek Allocation of Benefits | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that adding a dependent to an open death benefits claim does not constitute a separate claim, and there is no time limit for the dependent of a deceased employee to request an allocation of benefits under an open death benefits claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Part of Worker's Labor Law Action | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of part of a worker’s Labor Law claim. Case: Jagdeo v. Borden House Co...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Employer's Attempt to Appeal Decision Reinstating Worker's Claim | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals dismissed an employer’s attempt to appeal the Workers’ Compensation Commission's decision to reinstate a worker’s claim for additional medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Enhance First Responder Death Benefits | 02/20/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would enhance first responder death benefits by extending the time that employers are required to provide health benefits for minor dependents by five years. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Vacates Advisory Committee's Referral Fee Prohibition | 02/20/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court vacated an advisory committee's formal opinion that certified lawyers are generally prohibited from paying referral fees to attorneys not licensed to practice in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Appeal by Third-Party Defendant in Labor Law Action Dismissed as Moot | 02/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed as moot an appeal by a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action. Case: O’Connor v. S&a...Read More | |||
