Workers' Compensation News
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Private Self-Insured Frequency Drops; Paid and Incurred Losses Increase | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| The number of employees working for private self-insured companies fell 3.9% in 2024, while the number of claims they filed fell 7.4%, resulting in private self-insured claim frequency hitting a four-year low, according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Insurers in Run-Off, Insolvent Fund Both Eligible for Reimbursements | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions finding that insurers in run-off are not precluded from receiving second-injury reimbursements, and the state's insolvent carrier fund is eligible for cost-of-living adjustments from the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Eliminates Notice of Election Form | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Wednesday announced the elimination of the requirement to submit the physical notice of election form under the Large Risk, Large Deductible program and retrospective rating plans. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Police Officer's Deficient Briefing Compels Court to Uphold Dismissal of Her Claims | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s claims for wrongful termination and workers’ compensation retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability for his Labor Law claims, but some of the defendants should have had the claims against them dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Stevedore's Claim for Asbestos Exposure | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure. Case: May v...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Link Need for Name-Brand Medication to Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a doctor’s request for a worker to receive an oral medication prescribed for lung diseases. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Estimates $1.3B Underwriting Loss for 2024 | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An increase in incurred losses and expenses, coupled with a decrease in earned premium, resulted in a $1.3 billion underwriting loss in 2024, according to a new report by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Names Eric Sanders Chief Customer Operations Officer | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Tuesday announced the appointment of Eric Sanders as senior vice president and chief customer operations officer. ...Read More | |||
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Another Lawsuit Alleges Widespread Scheme to Stage Accidents | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two insurance companies filed a federal lawsuit accusing a prominent New York personal injury law firm and dozens of doctors, clinics and other defendants of orchestrating a massive fraud scheme built around staged construction accidents, medically unnecessary treatments and inflated settlement d...Read More | |||
