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CWCI: Data Doesn't Support Presumption for Hospital Workers 07/09/2025
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Injuries that would be presumed compensable for hospital workers under a bill pending in the Assembly occur at similar rates — and are denied at similar rates — as those for the general workforce, according to a new report by the California Workers' Compensation Institute. ...Read More
 
 

WCD Forming Rulemaking Advisory Committee 07/09/2025
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor
The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division announced that it is forming a rulemaking advisory committee to review issues relating to claims administration and recently enacted legislation. ...Read More
 
 

Governor Appoints Commissioner, Arbitrators 07/09/2025
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the appointment of a workers' compensation commissioner and nine arbitrators. The governor appointe...Read More
 
 

Trial Court Has Jurisdiction to Enforce Judgment Against State Insurance Fund 07/09/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that the Supreme Court had jurisdiction over a motion to enforce a money judgment against State Insurance Fund. ...Read More
 
 

Emergency Room Nurse's Claim for COVID-19 Infection Denied 07/09/2025
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
An Ohio appellate court upheld a judge’s order striking the affidavit by a nurse’s medical expert on causation as well as summary judgment dismissing her claim that she had contracted COVID-19 at work. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Worker's 13% PPD Award 07/09/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to a 13% permanent partial disability award. ...Read More
 
 

DWC Holding Quarterly Meeting Tuesday 07/09/2025
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
Officials from the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will recap work comp bills discussed and enacted during the legislative session that ended June 2 during a quarterly stakeholder meeting for carriers and providers Tuesday. ...Read More
 
 

No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for Police Chief Injured in Car Accident 07/09/2025
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of duty disability retirement benefits to a police chief for her injuries from a single-vehicle accident while commuting to work. ...Read More
 
 

High Court Invalidates Cap on Attorney Fees in Appeals 07/08/2025
State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that a statutory cap on attorney fees enacted in 1987 does not apply to appeals. The high court said the ...Read More
 
 

Split Court Says Employer Entitled to Defense, Indemnification in Civil Suit by Paralyzed Worker 07/08/2025
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a coal yard operator and cargo transport provider had a duty to defend and indemnify an employer from a civil suit by a worker left paralyzed by an industrial accident. ...Read More
 
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