Workers' Compensation News
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Jennifer Osborn Appointed as DIR Director | 07/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Jennifer Osborn as the new director of the Department of Industrial Relations. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds PTSD Award and Penalty, Vacates Finding That OSTD Is Compensable | 07/18/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed the finding that a Minneapolis police officer had a compensable claim for post-traumatic stress disorder and was entitled to an additional penalty award because the city's denial was frivolous. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Sentenced in $1.2 Million Workers' Comp, Tax Fraud Scheme | 07/18/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The owner of a Long Island demolition company was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $1.2 million in restitution for defrauding workers’ compensation insurers and the IRS, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker's Petitions for Reinstatement, Penalties Properly Dismissed as Untimely | 07/18/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s petitions for reinstatement of benefits and penalties as untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says AWCA Doesn't Mandate Appointment of IME on Request | 07/18/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A divided Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that the state Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act does not mandate the appointment of an independent medical examiner any time an employer or employee requests one. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 57% PPD Award for Injured Worker | 07/18/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 57% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his injuries from a tractor-trailer accident. ...Read More | |||
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Part of Worker's Labor Law Claim Revived; Sanctions on Defense Counsel Overturned | 07/18/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law action over his injuries from a fall from a scaffold ladder, overturned the sanctions imposed on defense counsel and granted summary judgment dismissing the worker’s claims against one defendant. ...Read More | |||
| Educational Sessions to Cover Basics of Comp | 07/18/2025 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is providing free training for providers over the next month on the basics of work comp. The division's Workers' Comp Boot Camp kicks off Tuesday with a 90-minute introductory session covering the basics of work comp. It will...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Says Rate Hike a Warning of Growing Costs | 07/17/2025 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said the first rate increase in a decade should serve as a warning of increasing workers' compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Launches Substance Use Prevention Program | 07/17/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation launched a new program that provides financial incentives and support for employers to manage substance use issues in the workplace. ...Read More | |||
