Workers' Compensation News
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Manual Labor Exception Doesn't Apply to Independent Contractor's Workers | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that employees and contractors working for an independent contractor do not fall within the manual labor exception for entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Association Not Proper Party to Widow's Claim for Benefits | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s Self-Insurance Security Association was not a proper party to a widow’s claim for benefits after her late husband’s self-insured employer went insolvent. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits Claim Reinstated for Ex-Deputy With Multiple Amputations | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revived a former deputy sheriff’s claim for benefits under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act, finding that the Bureau of Justice Assistance had a duty to secure records from the jails at which he worked to determine whether...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Back Injury | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable back injury. Case: Sparta...Read More | |||
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Paul Randall Implicated in $270 Million Scam Targeting Medi-Cal | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Attorney's Office for Central California announced that convicted fraudster Paul Randall has been charged with participating in a scheme to bilk Medi-Cal out of $270 million for medically unnecessary prescription drugs that were procured by kickbacks. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor Says State Paid $18,900 in SIF Benefits to Deceased Worker | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court inappropriately paid $18,900 in Second Injury Fund benefits to a deceased worker, according to a report by the state's auditor. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Honors Comp Industry Leaders With NextGen Awards | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Eight workers' compensation professionals under age 40 have been named recipients of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions' NextGen Award. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Carrier Breached Contract, Amends Calculation of Interest | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld a determination that a workers’ compensation carrier breached its contract with an employer by failing to provide proper notice of renewal, but ruled that interest did not begin to accrue until the date that an injured employee became entitled to benefits....Read More | |||
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Legislature Unanimously Passes Bill to Require Counseling for First Responders | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would require workers' compensation to pay for at least 12 hours of paid counseling for first responders, under certain circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Authorization for Back Surgery | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to authorization for surgery recommended by his longtime treating physician. ...Read More | |||
