Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Overturns Closure of Worker's Claim | 06/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the closure of a worker’s claim, finding the Board of Review had failed to properly consider the evidence before it. ...Read More | |||
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Second Injury Fund Not Liable for Benefits to Worker With Multiple Injuries | 06/20/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for the payment of benefits to a worker with multiple injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Additional PPD for Worker's Back Injury | 06/18/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to any additional permanent partial disability for a back injury from a slip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 06/17/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to add a SLAP tear of the right shoulder as a compensable condition in his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Sept. 1 Plans, Manual Now Available | 06/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has released updated versions of publications related to regulations that take effect on Sept. 1, 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding of PPD From Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 06/16/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker had a 20% permanent partial disability from occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Committee Passes State Hospital Worker Presumption | 06/13/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement unanimously passed a bill that would provide that a heart trouble presumption applies to all peace officers working for the California Department of State Hospitals. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Widow Can't Get Schedule Loss Compensation as Surviving Spouse | 06/13/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a widow was not eligible to receive schedule loss compensation as a surviving spouse. Bohd...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Widow's Claim for Dependent's Benefits | 06/12/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits, finding her husband's occupational pneumoconiosis was not a contributing factor to his death. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates Worker's Claims for Disability Discrimination, Retaliation | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court revived a government worker’s claims for disability discrimination and retaliation. Ann ...Read More | |||
