Workers' Compensation News
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Homeowner Entitled to Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Labor Law Claims | 04/29/2025 | |
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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 property owner dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against her. C...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Worker's Benefits | 04/29/2025 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to continued workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Resurrects FEHA Claim From SLAPP Ruling | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court resurrected a former Los Angeles police officer’s Fair Employment and Housing Act claim, finding that the trial court went too far in granting the city’s anti-SLAPP motion and in dismissing claims arising from both protected and unprotected activities...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Sentenced to Jail for Insurance Fraud, Tax Evasion | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A woman who pleaded no contest to insurance fraud and tax evasion will serve time behind bars and pay more than $1.4 million in restitution, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Allow Stress Claims by First Responders | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers on Friday voted to send the governor a bill that would allow police, firefighters and emergency medical care providers to file workers’ compensation claims for stress. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Calculation of Attorney Fees From Worker's Post-Offset Award | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of Maryland held that an attorney representing an injured worker is entitled to a percentage of the amount awarded by the Workers’ Compensation Commission after application of a statutory offset for his service-connected disability retirement benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Evidentiary Motion, Discovery Request, Claim | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the denial of a restaurant server’s discovery and evidentiary motions, as well as her claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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MCO Open Enrollment Begins | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that the open enrollment period for employers to select managed care organizations to oversee treatment for injured workers starts today and continues through May 23. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Offers $8 Million in Grant Funding | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced plans to distribute $8 million in grant funding to nonprofits this year. The carrier said the first grant cyc...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Widow of Worker With Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding that his death was not related to his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
