Workers' Compensation News
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IG Announces Conviction of Double-Dippers | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The office of the New York State Inspector General announced convictions in two schemes in which people were working while collecting benefits, including one man coaching high school soccer and another running a food truck. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor: Understaffing, Process Deficiencies Hamper Enforcement of Worksite Safety Rules | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Understaffing and process deficiencies are the root causes of gaps in the ability of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to monitor workplaces and protect workers, according to a recent audit. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee to Review Classification Studies | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau advisory committee will review recommendations to modify certain classification codes for the food and beverage manufacturing or processing industry during an Aug. 12 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Dismissal of Worker's Claims | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Worker's Condition Worsened to Total Disability | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had suffered a worsening of his condition to the point he had become permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Janitor's Knee Injury Claim | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a janitor’s claim of injury to her knee. Case: Smith v. Constellium US H...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Foot Injury, but Not for Anxiety, Depression | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable foot injury, but his increased anxiety and depression were not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Security Deposit Rulemaking Group Meets Aug. 27 | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division confirmed that a group tasked with drafting rules to implement legislation exempting self-insured school districts from security deposit requirements will meet Aug. 27. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Upholds $1M Jury Award in Wrongful Death Claim | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a jury award of $1 million in a wrongful death suit after rejecting defendants' argument that the Privette doctrine shielded them from liability. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Nerve Issues | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for alleged nerve issues after he suffered a compensable cut to his arm. ...Read More | |||
