Workers' Compensation News
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Elderly, Cancer-Stricken Worker Gets Hardship Reclassification | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an elderly worker with cancer demonstrated extreme hardship that warranted reclassification. ...Read More | |||
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Bakery to Pay $180,000 for Unabated Hazards | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that a commercial bakery in New Jersey agreed to pay $180,000 in penalties to resolve litigation over failure to abate hazards cited during an inspection. ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Hear Arguments on Standards for Aggravation of Preexisting Condition | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments in a case that seeks to clarify the appropriate standards for the aggravation of preexisting conditions. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Reports Rapid Growth in Total Costs Per Claim | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute reports that total costs per claim in Minnesota increased about 10% annually from 2021 to 2023. ...Read More | |||
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PPD Increase, Contractor Coverage Bill Headed to Governor | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Oklahoma lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would increase the cap on permanent partial disability benefits by a little more than 4% and allow general contractors to provide comp coverage to subcontractors. ...Read More | |||
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Deputy Sheriff Fails to Link Cervical Condition to Work Injury | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a deputy sheriff’s cervical stenosis was unrelated to his work injury. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Tort Suit by Worker Who Fell Into Vat of Molten Lead | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing the negligence claim by a worker who fell into a vat of molten lead against the company that had hired his employer to perform maintenance work. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Able to Return to Concurrent Employment Can't Get Total Disability Benefits | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an Amazon employee was entitled only to temporary partial disability benefits after an injury because he remained able to work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Tribal Immunity Extends to Health Care Contractor | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court overturned a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision and held that a nonprofit health care organization that works with several Indian tribes is entitled to sovereign immunity. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Responding to Gardner Decision | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a budget bill that includes a last-minute addition that supporters say addresses a problematic state Supreme Court decision that threatened to increase work comp costs. ...Read More | |||
