The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier had no duty to defend an employer from a worker’s civil suit.
Case: Rodriguez v.
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The New York State Workers' Compensation Board created a new form as part of a change to the process used to update claimants' information.
The
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The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that the total Second Injury Fund assessment is increasing next year after dropping in 2024.
The total assessment
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that it levied nearly a half-million dollars in fines against two asbestos removal contractors for exposing
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued a citation of $276,425 for what it called the first serious willful heat violation.
The agency,
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The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that a logger met his burden of proving he had developed an occupational disease affecting his back.
Stephen Lowery worked
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A bill introduced ahead of the 2025 legislative session in South Carolina would require the governing body of each county to provide the Workers' Compensation
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Costs associated with catastrophic workplace injuries represent less than 0.1% of workers' compensation claims but account for up to 2% of all costs to insurers,
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for alleged nerve issues after he suffered a compensable cut to
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an injury to his shoulder, finding that his prior settlement
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