Workers' Compensation News
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No VSSR Award for Widow of Worker Crushed by Tree Stump | 08/25/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a widow was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for a violation of a specific safety regulation, since she relied on a regulation that was inapplicable to the circumstances of her husband's death. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss | 08/25/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker with noise-induced hearing loss. Case:...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Uninsured Employer, Death Benefit Bills | 08/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed bills to bolster the ability of the Department of Industrial Relations to recover money from illegally uninsured employers and align death benefits for first responders with changes made by the Affordable Care Act. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Disqualification of Law Firm Representing Firefighter's Widow | 08/22/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld a judge's decision to disqualify a law firm from continuing to represent a firefighter’s widow due to a conflict of interest created by the hiring of a new attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Finds Worker Without Reported Income Can't Get Indemnity Benefits | 08/22/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Florida appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to indemnity benefits because neither he nor his employer had reported any income he received in his two weeks on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Most Recent Injuries Render Meat Cutter Totally Disabled | 08/22/2025 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the last in a series of injuries to a longtime meat cutter was permanently and totally disabling and that the Industrial Special Indemnity Fund was not liable for any benefits. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Restoring Service After Suspicious Activity | 08/22/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced that it is restoring computer systems that were taken offline earlier in August due to suspicious activity. ...Read More | |||
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Mining Industry Worker Establishes Asthma as Occupational Disease | 08/22/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker sustained the occupational disease of asthma in the course of and resulting from employment in the mining industry. ...Read More | |||
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Deadline for Recon Doesn't Implicate Fundamental Jurisdiction, Is Subject to Equitable Tolling | 08/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court rejected a request to wait until the state Supreme Court clarifies the deadline for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration, and said the 60-day window can be disregarded when the three elements of equitable tolling are satisf...Read More | |||
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Bill to Allow Review for Contract Disputes Heads to Senate Floor | 08/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would allow independent bill review to resolve disputes related to contract discounts or reductions is heading to the California Senate floor after a determination that the measure would have insignificant costs for the state. ...Read More | |||
