Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Committee Passes SIBTF, IBR Bills | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Insurance Committee passed a handful of comp bills Wednesday, including a measure supporters say could reduce employers’ annual Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund assessment by more than $200 million. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Liable for Paralyzed Worker's Injuries | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a contractor was liable for a paralyzed worker’s benefits as his statutory employer, given its contract with the apparent agent of the worker’s uninsured direct employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies University Professor Benefits for Alleged Injury | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a university professor’s claim for benefits for a compression fracture after he fell from a chair. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Has No Duty to Defend/Indemnify in Worker's Personal Injury Action | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that declared an insurance carrier had no obligation to defend or indemnify any entity involved in a worker’s civil suit over his alleged injuries at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Worker Meets Impairment Threshold for PTD Consideration | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker met the whole-person impairment threshold of 50% to be considered for a permanent total disability award. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for 2025 Conference | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its 2025 conference being held Sept. 29-30 in San Marcos. The ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Requires Negative Impact of Preexisting Disability for SIBTF Benefits | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers seeking benefits from California’s second injury fund would be required to prove that they suffered a negative impact from the preexisting disability, under a recently amended bill that the Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear today. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Amends Bill to Limit Subrogation Rights of First Responders' Employers | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that originally proposed to prohibit employers of certain types of first responders from pursuing subrogation claims against third parties responsible for causing an injury was amended to instead require that the specified first responders receive a portion of the funds recovered. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Launches New Website | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration on Tuesday launched a new website. The agency said the updated site has a cleaner and m...Read More | |||
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Kevin Snyder Appointed to State Workers' Compensation Advisory Council | 04/23/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Kevin M. Snyder has been appointed as a business representative to the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. ...Read More | |||
