Workers' Compensation News
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Differing Accounts of Worker's Accident Require Denial of Summary Judgment | 04/28/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim because of differing versions of the alleged accident presented by him and a witness. ...Read More | |||
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Four Charged in Alleged Capping Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speaking Workers | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Four people, including two applicants’ attorneys, are facing fraud charges for allegedly participating in a capping scheme that used a Mexican call center to target Spanish-speaking workers, according to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Launches Pharmacy Fee Calculator for Testing | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday launched a website that allows the public to test a new pharmacy fee calculator before it goes live. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Claim From Staged Robbery Leads to Fraud Charges | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Northern California man who staged a robbery of an Amazon delivery truck he was driving for work, then filed a workers’ compensation claim, was convicted of fraud, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Landlord Failed to Rebut Presumption That Tenant Was Employee | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court held that a landlord failed to rebut the presumption that a tenant who performed maintenance work under a lease agreement was an employee who could pursue a comp claim for injuries sustained after falling from a roof. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes to Revise Hazardous Material Classifications | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance filed proposed revisions to the classifications related to hazardous material remediation services. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Commission Welcomes New Deputies | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Virginia's Workers' Compensation Commission has sworn in two deputies to serve as administrative law judges. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award for Worker's Back Injury | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits based on a 21% permanent partial disability for a worker’s back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment in Labor Law Dispute | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived multiple claims arising out of a worker’s alleged injuries at a construction site, finding that summary judgment was inappropriate because triable issues of fact remain. ...Read More | |||
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Adult Son of Police Officer Gets Writ for Commission to Consider Dependency | 04/25/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ of mandamus directing the Industrial Commission to determine whether the adult son of a fallen police officer was actually dependent on his father and entitled to death benefits. ...Read More | |||
