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Auditor Says State Paid $18,900 in SIF Benefits to Deceased Worker 07/01/2025
State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court inappropriately paid $18,900 in Second Injury Fund benefits to a deceased worker, according to a report by the state's auditor. ...Read More
 
 

IAIABC Honors Comp Industry Leaders With NextGen Awards 07/01/2025
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Eight workers' compensation professionals under age 40 have been named recipients of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions' NextGen Award. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Carrier Breached Contract, Amends Calculation of Interest 07/01/2025
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
 
 

Legislature Unanimously Passes Bill to Require Counseling for First Responders 07/01/2025
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
 
 

Injured Worker Gets Authorization for Back Surgery 07/01/2025
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
 
 

Worker Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Surgery, Additional TTD 07/01/2025
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
 
 

Legislators Send Governor Bill to Increase E&M Payments 07/01/2025
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
 
 

Court Upholds Worker's TTD Despite Change in Diagnosis 07/01/2025
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
 
 

Lawmakers Pass Bill to Maintain First Responder Presumption 07/01/2025
State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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
 
 

Retention of Control Rebuts Presumption That Safety Was Delegated to Contractor 06/30/2025
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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