Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Struck by Falling Dolly Load Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a dolly load that fell on him. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Classify Maintenance Taxes as Surcharges Heads to Governor | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Texas lawmakers sent the governor a bill that aims to alleviate the problem of retaliatory taxes levied on insurance carriers domiciled in the state by reclassifying some taxes as surcharges. ...Read More | |||
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Two Plead Guilty for Roles in Payroll Scheme | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A pair of Florida men pleaded guilty to operating a long-running payroll scheme that skirted more than $10 million in federal tax and defrauded workers' compensation carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Authorizing Case Management Services, New Late Payment Penalties Heads to Governor | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Vermont General Assembly last week delivered to the governor a bill that would allow injured workers to request medical case management services, and it would create new penalties for late benefit payments. ...Read More | |||
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Elderly, Cancer-Stricken Worker Gets Hardship Reclassification | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an elderly worker with cancer demonstrated extreme hardship that warranted reclassification. ...Read More | |||
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Bakery to Pay $180,000 for Unabated Hazards | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that a commercial bakery in New Jersey agreed to pay $180,000 in penalties to resolve litigation over failure to abate hazards cited during an inspection. ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Hear Arguments on Standards for Aggravation of Preexisting Condition | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments in a case that seeks to clarify the appropriate standards for the aggravation of preexisting conditions. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Reports Rapid Growth in Total Costs Per Claim | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute reports that total costs per claim in Minnesota increased about 10% annually from 2021 to 2023. ...Read More | |||
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PPD Increase, Contractor Coverage Bill Headed to Governor | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oklahoma lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would increase the cap on permanent partial disability benefits by a little more than 4% and allow general contractors to provide comp coverage to subcontractors. ...Read More | |||
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Deputy Sheriff Fails to Link Cervical Condition to Work Injury | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a deputy sheriff’s cervical stenosis was unrelated to his work injury. ...Read More | |||
