Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Submits Pure Premium Filing | 04/26/2024 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Thursday said it submitted its annual advisory pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Eliminate Contractor Comp Coverage Requirement | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California Senate committee recently passed a bill that would relieve contractors of the requirement to carry workers’ compensation and provide proof of coverage when seeking a license, even if they have no employees. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Passes E-Signature Bill | 04/26/2024 | |
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| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a bill that would allow electronic signatures in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Additional Benefits, Claim of Additional Injuries | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits and a second alleged workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Judge to Comp Court | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Thursday announced the appointment of Brynne Holsten Puhl to the Workers’ Compensation Court. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Limiting Ability of Carriers to Recover Payments for Misclassified Workers | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill that would require workers’ compensation carriers to provide written notice by certified mail if they want to collect additional payments from employers that paid less for coverage than they should have because they misclassified their workers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell Through Duct Opening Entitled to Summary Judgment | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker for his injuries from a fall through a duct hole. Case: Gu...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker's Demolition Accident | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment in favor of a worker for his injuries from a demolition accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Challenge to Claim Dismissal Tossed as Untimely | 04/26/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appellate court ruled that a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of her claim had to be dismissed as untimely. Case:...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Crash Despite Leaving Job Site Without Employer's Approval | 04/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his injuries from a car accident that happened after he left a fire camp without his employer’s knowledge and in violation of its rules, and used marijuana. ...Read More | |||
