Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Carrier Breached Contract, Amends Calculation of Interest | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld a determination that a workers’ compensation carrier breached its contract with an employer by failing to provide proper notice of renewal, but ruled that interest did not begin to accrue until the date that an injured employee became entitled to benefits....Read More | |||
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Legislature Unanimously Passes Bill to Require Counseling for First Responders | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would require workers' compensation to pay for at least 12 hours of paid counseling for first responders, under certain circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Authorization for Back Surgery | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to authorization for surgery recommended by his longtime treating physician. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Surgery, Additional TTD | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for surgery to an injured worker, as well as a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Legislators Send Governor Bill to Increase E&M Payments | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Delaware lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would increase payments for evaluation and management services after the state's transition to a Resource-Based Relative Value Scale fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's TTD Despite Change in Diagnosis | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury verdict awarding a worker temporary total disability benefits for his respiratory problems, even though the primary diagnosis for his condition changed between the hearing before the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the trial. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Maintain First Responder Presumption | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maine lawmakers passed a bill that would preserve the statutory presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder conditions arose from employment as a first responder. ...Read More | |||
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Retention of Control Rebuts Presumption That Safety Was Delegated to Contractor | 06/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court said a mall owner may have exercised affirmative control over aspects of an electrical system upgrade project in a way that rebuts the presumption under the Privette doctrine that independent contractors are generally responsible for ensuring safe workplaces. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports Increase in IMR Decision Letters | 06/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reports that the number of Independent Medical Review decision letters is on the rise after several years of steady decreases. ...Read More | |||
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Work Comp Educational Conference Set for Sept. 11-12 | 06/30/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The 13th Annual Nevada Workers' Compensation Educational Conference is scheduled for Sept. 11-12 at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. ...Read More | |||
