Workers' Compensation News
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HEMIC Declares $5M Dividend | 09/23/2024 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. announced a $5 million dividend for qualifying policyholders. The carrier said the dividend will be the...Read More | |||
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DIR Moving Las Vegas Office | 09/23/2024 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations announced that its Las Vegas office and the last day business will be conducted in the current location is Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Sue Over Accident Caused by Colleague in Parking Lot | 09/23/2024 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his employer and a colleague who had accidentally struck him with a truck while he was walking to his car after finishing his workday. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 09/23/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim to include additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Defendant; Court Lets Worker Amend Complaint | 09/23/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment to a Labor Law defendant and ruled that the worker was entitled to amend his complaint to add more defendants. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Lowers Fourth-Quarter Discount Rate | 09/23/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the discount interest rate will drop by more than a full percentage point during the final fiscal quarter. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Governing Committee Reviews Bills, Rules, Cases at Next Meeting | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will review pending legislative, regulatory and judicial actions during a Sept. 25 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Widow of Man Who Had Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits, finding her late husband’s occupational pneumoconiosis had not materially contributed to his death. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Names New Safety and Health Program Manager | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that Joanna Martelles was chosen to serve in the newly created position of Safety and Health Program manager. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Awards $12.7M in Workplace Safety Grants | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Labor Department on Thursday announced that it awarded $12.7 million to 102 nonprofits throughout the country to pay for educational and training initiatives aimed at improving workplace safety. ...Read More | |||
