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Second Injury Fund Not Liable for Benefits to Worker With Multiple Injuries 06/20/2025
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for the payment of benefits to a worker with multiple injuries. ...Read More
 
 

Court Clarifies Regulatory Requirements for Workers Receiving Continuing Benefits 06/20/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that when a worker is receiving continuing benefits at a temporary rate, the Workers’ Compensation Board’s regulations do not mandate that a hearing be held within 20 days, and they do not provide for the worker’s benefits to be reduced or suspen...Read More
 
 

Worker Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits by Failing to Disclose Prior Injuries 06/20/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld the forfeiture of a worker’s benefits due to her failure to disclose prior injuries to her neck and back. ...Read More
 
 

WCC Reduces Second Injury Fund Assessment Rate to 6.29% 06/20/2025
State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that the assessment for the Multiple Injury Trust Fund will drop to 6.29% from 7%, effective July 1. ...Read More
 
 

Widower Can Pursue Claim Despite Wife's Failure to Link Cancer to Workplace 06/20/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a widower was entitled to pursue a claim for benefits based on a theory that his wife’s cancer was caused by her workplace exposure to toxins, even though she never established the link. ...Read More
 
 

Governor Vetoes PTSD Coverage for First Responders 06/20/2025
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill that would have allowed workers' compensation coverage for first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More
 
 

Attorney General Approves $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement 06/18/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that 55 state and territorial attorneys general have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, to resolve litigation over the creation of the national opioid crisis....Read More
 
 

High Court: Worker Not Required to File Comp Claim Before Suing Employer 06/18/2025
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Texas Supreme Court said the Division of Workers' Compensation does not have exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether an injury was work-related in a dispute arising outside of the context of compensability and when the relief requested by the injured worker does not depend on entitlem...Read More
 
 

Hawaii Unseats New Jersey as Most Expensive State in DCBS Study 06/18/2025
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Hawaii completed a 10-year march to become the most expensive jurisdiction for workers' compensation coverage in the semi-annual interstate rate comparison published by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. ...Read More
 
 

Chesapeake Policyholders Reelect Two Board Members 06/18/2025
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Co. announced that policyholders reelected Jason Schupp and John J. Scott Jr. to continue serving on the carrier's board of directors. ...Read More
 
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