Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI Holding Case Law Program Sept. 9 | 06/05/2025 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute is holding its annual case law program Sept. 9. The 27th annual California Workers&rsqu...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Claim for Alleged Excavator Accident | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that partial summary judgment was appropriate on a worker’s negligence claim for his injuries from allegedly being struck by the bucket of an excavator. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Permanent Total Disability From Psychological Conditions | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability benefits based on his accepted psychological conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim Upheld | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims for his alleged injuries from a fall as he was exiting a truck. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Lost Wage-Earning Capacity for Injured Worker | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker suffered a loss of wage-earning capacity from a back injury and an industrial loss of use of her leg due to a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Fees Increase 6.427% July 1 | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that attorney fees are increasing 6.427% on July 1 to match an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Long COVID Consumes 75% of Related Claim Payments | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that cases of long COVID account for a disproportionate share of costs among claims for COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Bill to Revise Med-Legal Process | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would revise the medical-legal process by implementing templates that can be used for reports and requiring the Division of Workers’ Compensation to publish its annual review of med-legal reports. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Assessment of Penalties for Employer's Failure to Pay TTD | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a penalty may be properly imposed where an employer or its carrier fails to make timely temporary total disability benefit payments. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Holding 2025 Comp Conference in San Marcos | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding its 2025 conference Sept. 29-30 in San Marcos. The Texas Workers' Comp...Read More | |||
