Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Department Announces 8.4% Loss Cost Reduction | 10/18/2024 | |
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Kentucky Department of Insurance approved an 8.4% average loss cost reduction for policies incepting in 2025. The department said this is ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Struck by Falling Materials | 10/18/2024 | |
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by falling materials was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts 2025 Profile Audit Standards | 10/17/2024 | |
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced standards it will use for profile audit review of adjusting locations next year. The DWC...Read More | |||
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CFO Asks Court to Revisit Definition of Heart Disease for Presumptive Claims | 10/17/2024 | |
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Florida's Chief Financial Officer is asking the state's 1st District Court of Appeal to revisit its definition of heart disease under a 2023 decision dealing with presumptive claims by first responders. ...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney in Philadelphia | 10/17/2024 | |
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Goldberg Segalla announced the addition of Angela G. DiSanti to the firm’s workers' compensation defense group in Philadelphia. ...Read More | |||
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Health Care Worker Gets 0% Award for Injuries | 10/17/2024 | |
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker was entitled to a 0% permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker's Lies Don't Forfeit Entitlement to Benefits | 10/17/2024 | |
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a man with a rapid-repetitive-motion injury and that he did not forfeit his entitlement to benefits by lying about his medical history. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 10/17/2024 | |
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issues Preclude Summary Judgment | 10/17/2024 | |
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims because there were triable issues as to whether his own conduct was the sole proximate cause of his accident. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Wage Increase Bumps Benefits for 2025 | 10/16/2024 | |
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Workers' Compensation Institute said certain benefits will increase by about 3.8% next year because of an increase in the state's average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
