Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Ask GAO to Probe FECA | 07/16/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A pair of Republican lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee are asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office to examine the integrity and efficiency of the workers' compensation program for federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Sawmill Worker's Fingertip Loss Leads to Fines | 07/16/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Department of Labor & Industries levied fines totaling $153,000 against a sawmill operator with a history of safety violations after a worker lost a fingertip in a machine mishap. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves 8.7% Rate Increase, First Since 2015 | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The workers' compensation pure premium advisory rate will increase 8.7%, effective Sept. 1, the first rate hike in California since the start of 2015. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC Announces Death of Justice Thomas E. Hoffman | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced the death of appellate court Justice Thomas E. Hoffman. Hoffman, a longtime member of t...Read More | |||
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DOL Cites Counter Manufacturer for Crystalline Silica Exposure | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration dinged a Georgia countertop maker for allegedly exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Enhanced PPD Award Can't Be Included When Determining Liability for PTD Benefits | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s enhanced award of permanent partial disability benefits could not be used in determining his entitlement to permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse's Benefits Reinstated After Termination for Refusing COVID Vaccine | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reinstated benefits to an injured nurse who was terminated while still working under restrictions due to her refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Worker, Employer Entitled to Summary Judgment in Labor Law Action | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that his employer was properly granted summary judgment dismissing the indemnification claim against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim Due to Lack of Credibility | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim due to his lack of credibility. Case: ...Read More | |||
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LAO: Second Injury Fund 'No Longer Aligned' With Legislative Intent | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The nonpartisan fiscal and policy adviser to the California Legislature said the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund is no longer aligned with the benefit structure that lawmakers intended for the workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
