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California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills that would extend State Compensation Insurance Fund's discretionary investment authority, allow prosecutors to pursue felony or misdemeanor charges in kickback schemes, and clarify that proposed airport firefighter presumptions would apply prospectively.
They also amended a bill to specify which Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation workers would be covered by the proposed expansion of a heart trouble presumption.
The Assembly on Thursday voted 77-0 to concur… Read more »
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from a default judgment against it on a worker’s civil action brought under the “willful and unprovoked physical aggression” exception to the exclusive remedy rule.
Case: Tyler v. Masterpiece Floors Inc., Nos. 51520 and 51612, 09/04/2025, published.
Facts: Cameron Demott Tyler… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a longtime coal mine worker was entitled to oxygen therapy and related equipment.
Case: Arch Coal Group Inc. v. Woolum, No. 25-ICA-91, 08/29/2025, published.
Facts: David Woolum worked for Arch Coal Group Inc.
In April 2021, he… Read more »News: WEST
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker had not sustained a compensable low-back injury, was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for her compensable right shoulder injury and was not entitled to attorney fees.
Case: Taylor v. Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., No. CV-24-738,… Read more »
A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals revived the claims on behalf of three former tire factory workers for their alleged asbestos-related injuries.
Case: Funderburk v. Continental Tire the Americas, No. COA24-192, Huffstetler v. Continental Tire the Americas, No. COA24-488, Gilbert v. Continental Tire the Americas, No. COA24-477,… Read more »The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that the owner of a truck recovery and repair business was ordered to pay $7,630 in restitution after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor fraud charge.
The bureau said Rachhpal Singh's work comp policy had been in a lapsed status for a… Read more »
Kids' Chance of California announced that it awarded $323,365 in scholarships to 47 students for the 2025-26 academic year.
This year's disbursement includes 31 reapplicants and 16 new recipients.
Kids’ Chance of California is a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to children of those who… Read more »
The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a free webinar Sept. 25 to cover its CompScope Benchmarks for Florida report and other recent research.
WCRI in May reported that wage growth drove increases in claim costs in 2022 and 2023, and medical costs were stable in those years, with injured workers using fewer… Read more »
On March 4, 1791, Vermont joined the Union as the 14th state. It has long prided itself on independence, deliberate policymaking and a certain laconic New England sensibility.
But in the world of workers’ compensation subrogation — where uncertainty can… Read more »
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