Workers' Compensation News
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Trench Collapse Leads to $529,640 in Fines for Smelly Mel's, Sewer Rat Plumbing | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued a combined $529,640 in penalties to employers Smelly Mel's Plumbing and Sewer Rat Plumbing for violating safety regulations that resulted in a trench collapse that seriously injured a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Fee Award for Attorney | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a fee award to an injured worker’s attorney. Miosotis Peralta worked for the Supreme Court 1st...Read More | |||
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Chiropractors Dominate Impairment Rating Assignments | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A new report by the Nevada Workers' Compensation Section shows that chiropractors performed about 80% of the evaluations to determine the extent of injured workers' disabilities in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Matt West Named WCD Administrator | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services on Tuesday announced that Matt West was appointed administrator of the Workers’ Compensation Division, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Information Institute Says Underwriting Profitability Remains Strong | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Insurance Information Institute on Tuesday said the national workers' compensation industry continued its strong trend of underwriting profitability in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Clarify Home Health Service Employment Relationship | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah state House of Representatives passed a bill that would limit situations in which an entity could be designated as the employer of a person providing home health services. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds TTD Award for Worker's Wrist Injury | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker for his wrist injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Determination of Worker's SLU for Shoulder | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Board’s finding as to a worker’s schedule loss of use from a shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Firefighter With PTSD | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a firefighter’s claim for benefits for his diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Declines Review in Challenge to SIB Rules | 02/11/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court denied two petitions to review allegations that the Division of Workers' Compensation is improperly awarding supplemental income benefits to some injured workers who didn't provide proof they've been looking for jobs. ...Read More | |||
