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Friday, June 20, 2025

Court Clarifies Regulatory Requirements for Workers Receiving Continuing Benefits

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that when a worker is receiving continuing benefits at a temporary rate, the Workers’ Compensation Board’s regulations do not

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Friday, June 20, 2025

Worker Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits by Failing to Disclose Prior Injuries

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A New York appellate court upheld the forfeiture of a worker’s benefits due to her failure to disclose prior injuries to her neck and back.

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Friday, June 20, 2025

WCC Reduces Second Injury Fund Assessment Rate to 6.29%

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that the assessment for the Multiple Injury Trust Fund will drop to 6.29% from 7%, effective July 1.

The

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Friday, June 20, 2025

Widower Can Pursue Claim Despite Wife's Failure to Link Cancer to Workplace

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a widower was entitled to pursue a claim for benefits based on a theory that

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Friday, June 20, 2025

Governor Vetoes PTSD Coverage for First Responders

  • State: Montana
  • Topic: WEST
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill that would have allowed workers' compensation coverage for first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Gianforte said in

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

High Court: Worker Not Required to File Comp Claim Before Suing Employer

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: Top
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The Texas Supreme Court said the Division of Workers' Compensation does not have exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether an injury was work-related in a dispute

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Hawaii Unseats New Jersey as Most Expensive State in DCBS Study

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  • Topic: Top
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Hawaii completed a 10-year march to become the most expensive jurisdiction for workers' compensation coverage in the semi-annual interstate rate comparison published by the Oregon

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Attorney General Approves $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Legal
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that 55 state and territorial attorneys general have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma LP and its

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Chesapeake Policyholders Reelect Two Board Members

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Co. announced that policyholders reelected Jason Schupp and John J. Scott Jr. to continue serving on the carrier's board of directors.

Jason

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Carrier Doesn't Owe Coverage for Injured Carpenter's Claim

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier did not owe coverage for an injured carpenter’s claim.

Case: Matter of Fonseca v. Platinum

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