Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Allow Stress Claims by First Responders | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers on Friday voted to send the governor a bill that would allow police, firefighters and emergency medical care providers to file workers’ compensation claims for stress. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Calculation of Attorney Fees From Worker's Post-Offset Award | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Maryland held that an attorney representing an injured worker is entitled to a percentage of the amount awarded by the Workers’ Compensation Commission after application of a statutory offset for his service-connected disability retirement benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Evidentiary Motion, Discovery Request, Claim | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the denial of a restaurant server’s discovery and evidentiary motions, as well as her claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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MCO Open Enrollment Begins | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that the open enrollment period for employers to select managed care organizations to oversee treatment for injured workers starts today and continues through May 23. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Offers $8 Million in Grant Funding | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced plans to distribute $8 million in grant funding to nonprofits this year. The carrier said the first grant cyc...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Widow of Worker With Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding that his death was not related to his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Differing Accounts of Worker's Accident Require Denial of Summary Judgment | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim because of differing versions of the alleged accident presented by him and a witness. ...Read More | |||
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Four Charged in Alleged Capping Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speaking Workers | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Four people, including two applicants’ attorneys, are facing fraud charges for allegedly participating in a capping scheme that used a Mexican call center to target Spanish-speaking workers, according to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Launches Pharmacy Fee Calculator for Testing | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday launched a website that allows the public to test a new pharmacy fee calculator before it goes live. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Claim From Staged Robbery Leads to Fraud Charges | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Northern California man who staged a robbery of an Amazon delivery truck he was driving for work, then filed a workers’ compensation claim, was convicted of fraud, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
