Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Who Fell From Roof Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a roof. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Increase in Worker's PPD Award for Electric Shock Injuries | 01/17/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a coal miner’s permanent partial disability award for his injuries from an electric shock. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Study Explores Lifecycle of Claim | 01/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute on Thursday released a new study offering an in-depth look at the lifecycle of a work comp claim in New York. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Sets 2025 Educational Conference in June | 01/17/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation is holding its 2025 educational conference June 11-13 in Murfreesboro. In addition to...Read More | |||
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MEM Transfers Loss Portfolio, Moves Forward as Private Mutual Company | 01/17/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Regional workers' compensation insurance provider MEM announced that it completed a loss portfolio transfer to St. Louis-based Safety National as it moves forward as a private mutual carrier. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Discussion Shows More Questions Than Answers About Cannabis in Comp | 01/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of a panel created to advise California work comp regulators about updates to the state's prescription drug formulary on Wednesday appeared to have more questions than answers about cannabis to treat occupational injuries. ...Read More | |||
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DIR Seeks Bids to Modernize Electronic Adjudication Management System | 01/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Industrial Relations issued a new request for proposals to modernize its Electronic Adjudication Management System. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Benefits for Firefighter's Cancer, Splits on Date They Became Due | 01/16/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a former firefighter was entitled to benefits for cancer. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Some of Worker's Claims From Water Truck Accident | 01/16/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s claims for alleged injuries from a mishap while attempting to fill a water truck. ...Read More | |||
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Misrepresentations Result in Forfeiture of Entitlement to Benefits | 01/16/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker forfeited her entitlement to benefits for alleged injuries from two falls due to her material misrepresentations regarding the events, prior injuries and prior medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
