Workers' Compensation News
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Senate Passes Bill Allowing Employers to Post Labor Notices Online | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Senate passed a bill that would allow employers to post labor law notices online. The Senate voted 29-3 to pass ...Read More | |||
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Senate Comp Bills Get First Committee Referral | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills that would require cost-of-living adjustments for permanent partial disability benefits and periodic updates to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule, along with measures proposing a presumption for hospital workers and fraud reporting requirements were referred to the California Senate Committee ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Mandamus Relief From Denial of TTD for Psychological Condition | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court granted mandamus relief to a worker who was denied temporary total disability benefits for her compensable psychological injury. ...Read More | |||
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Upcoming DWC Webinar Covers Disputes | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is holding its webinar on March 19 to explore common disputes. The presentation will use hypothe...Read More | |||
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Worker's Misrepresentations on Income Result in Forfeiture of Right to Benefits | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits based on his commission of fraud. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that further proceedings were necessary to determine which of a worker’s prior employers was potentially liable for his occupational pneumoconiosis claim. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Adding QR Codes to Insurance Certificates | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Minnesota lawmaker introduced legislation that would require adding a code to insurance certificates that could be scanned to verify workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Modify Benefit Schedule | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill that would revise the schedule of permanent total disability and temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Appropriate for Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Bill Amended to Apply Multiple Presumptions to Airport Firefighters | 03/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker recently amended a bill to propose adding firefighters at airports and other federal facilities to seven different presumptions covering everything from hernias to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. ...Read More | |||
