Workers' Compensation News
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Amended Bill Would Create Presumption for All Law Enforcement Injuries | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A policy committee in the Utah House of Representatives unanimously passed an amended bill that would create a rebuttable presumption that all law enforcement injuries are compensable. ...Read More | |||
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House Approves Premium Credit for Association Members | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow carriers to offer a premium credit to policyholders belonging to a trade association. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces 7% Rate Cut for Private Employers | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that its board of directors approved a 7% rate reduction for private employers, effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits to Widow for Transit Worker's COVID Death | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits for the widow of a transit worker who died after contracting COVID-19. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Attorney for Mishandling Client Matters | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court last week permanently disbarred a Hamilton-area attorney for mishandling personal injury cases for three clients, including one who was also a workers’ compensation claimant. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Establishes Exclusive Remedy Defense to Worker's Civil Suit | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer covered by a workers' compensation policy was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a civil suit by an employee who had already received benefits for her injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Kill Yet-to-Launch Coverage Requirement for Contractors | 02/23/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California contractors who don’t have employees would not be required to have workers’ compensation coverage to receive a state license, under a bill authored by the same senator who penned a 2022 measure requiring proof of coverage for most contractors starting in 2026. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Measure Would Apply '4850 Time' to County Park Rangers, Housing Authority Officers | 02/23/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Peace officers designated as county park rangers and housing authority officers would be eligible to receive up to one year of salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability, under the latest legislative proposal to expand who is entitled to so-called “4850 time.” ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Widow Compensation for Worker's Loss of Use of Limbs, Eyes, Ears | 02/23/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a denial of compensation to the widow of a worker who lost his sight, hearing and use of his limbs for the brief period between his industrial accident and his death. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Aims to Shield Guaranty Fund From Constitutional Sweeps | 02/23/2024 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Benefits Guaranty Fund would be protected against raids to replenish a constitutional reserve account, under a bill moving through the Legislature. ...Read More | |||
