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Bill Would Restore Manicurist Exemption From Employee Status Test 02/12/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
A California lawmaker introduced legislation to restore licensed manicurists' exemption from statutory tests of employee status. Assemblymembe...Read More
 
 

Trench Collapse Leads to $529,640 in Fines for Smelly Mel's, Sewer Rat Plumbing 02/12/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued a combined $529,640 in penalties to employers Smelly Mel's Plumbing and Sewer Rat Plumbing for violating safety regulations that resulted in a trench collapse that seriously injured a worker. ...Read More
 
 

Injured Worker Gets Fee Award for Attorney 02/12/2025
State: NY | Segment: Top | 0
A New York appellate court upheld a fee award to an injured worker’s attorney. Miosotis Peralta worked for the Supreme Court 1st...Read More
 
 

Chiropractors Dominate Impairment Rating Assignments 02/12/2025
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0
A new report by the Nevada Workers' Compensation Section shows that chiropractors performed about 80% of the evaluations to determine the extent of injured workers' disabilities in 2024. ...Read More
 
 

Matt West Named WCD Administrator 02/12/2025
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services on Tuesday announced that Matt West was appointed administrator of the Workers’ Compensation Division, effective immediately. ...Read More
 
 

Insurance Information Institute Says Underwriting Profitability Remains Strong 02/12/2025
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
The Insurance Information Institute on Tuesday said the national workers' compensation industry continued its strong trend of underwriting profitability in 2023. ...Read More
 
 

House Passes Bill to Clarify Home Health Service Employment Relationship 02/12/2025
State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0
The Utah state House of Representatives passed a bill that would limit situations in which an entity could be designated as the employer of a person providing home health services. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds TTD Award for Worker's Wrist Injury 02/12/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker for his wrist injury. Ca...Read More
 
 

Court Overturns Determination of Worker's SLU for Shoulder 02/12/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0
A New York appellate court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Board’s finding as to a worker’s schedule loss of use from a shoulder injury. ...Read More
 
 

No Benefits for Firefighter With PTSD 02/12/2025
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a firefighter’s claim for benefits for his diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More
 
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