Workers' Compensation News
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Coal Mine Worker Fails to Prove Compensable Eye Injury | 09/12/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a coal mine worker’s claim for an eye injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker Recovered From Repetitive Trauma Injuries | 09/12/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had suffered compensable repetitive trauma injuries from which he had fully recovered. ...Read More | |||
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CMS Hosting Set-Aside Reporting Webinar | 09/12/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will review the workers' compensation set-aside reporting process during an Oct. 1 webinar. T...Read More | |||
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Worker at World Trade Center Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 09/12/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a World Trade Center Oculus worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims. Case: ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Offers EDI Training | 09/12/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is offering electronic data interchange training. The EDI Claims...Read More | |||
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Senate Sends Contractor Coverage, Stone Slab Bills to Governor | 09/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate unanimously approved Assembly amendments to bills dealing with contractor coverage requirements and safety standards for silica exposure and manufactured stone. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Farmworker, Presumption Bills Returning to Assembly for Concurrence | 09/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate passed bills that would extend the heart trouble presumption to certain state hospital workers and presume that heat injuries are compensable for agricultural workers, sending the measures back to the Assembly for concurrence with recent amendments. ...Read More | |||
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Actuarial Committee to Explore Cumulative Trauma Claims | 09/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Actuarial Committee for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss strategies for more quickly identifying trends with cumulative trauma claims during a meeting on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Staffing Agency Liable for Benefits After Worker's Fatal Accident | 09/11/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a staffing agency was liable for the payment of benefits for a worker’s fatal accident. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Entitled to Dismissal of Claim Due to Worker's Failure to Act | 09/11/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that an employer was entitled to the dismissal of a worker’s claim based on her failure to receive or seek benefits, including medical treatment, for a period of six months after her claim was filed. ...Read More | |||
