Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim Without Permanent Impairment | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim without permanent impairment. Case: Villegas v. Indust...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Allegedly Fell From Ladder Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who allegedly fell from a ladder was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Partners Acquires Axiom National | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tower MSA Partners on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Axiom National, a Medicare secondary payer compliance and settlement planning firm. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Return on Net Worth Jumped in 2023 | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Recently reported data shows comp carriers in the Golden State saw their return on net worth climb to 14.5% in 2023 from 10.6% in 2022, according to a new bulletin by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Disability Pension for Firefighter | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension to an injured firefighter, finding the denial went against the manifest weight of the evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Lump-Sum Bill Heading to Governor's Desk | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would clarify requirements for work comp carriers and self-insured employers to make lump-sum payments of permanent partial disability benefits is heading to the desk of Oregon’s governor. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Bar Bad Actors From Assigned Risk Plan | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would exclude certain employers from placement in the state’s assigned risk plan. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Accepts Comments on SIB, Arbitration Rules | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on draft amendments to rules governing arbitration and supplemental income benefits. ...Read More | |||
| Maximum, Minimum Compensation Rates Increasing July 1 | 04/30/2025 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that maximum and minimum compensation rates will increase, effective July 1. The maximum compensation rate will be $1,463.10, up from the 2024 rate of $1,410. The minimum compensation rate will be $365.78, up from $352....Read More | |||
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Safety Regulator Seeks Criminal Prosecution After Teen Worker Loses Legs | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Washington's State Department of Labor and Industries is encouraging a county prosecutor to press charges against an employer for allegedly breaking youth labor laws, leading to an accident that cost a teen worker his legs. ...Read More | |||
