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  • State: California
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California lawmakers approved a pair of bills that would provide enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to injured first responders.

The Senate passed a bill that would

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  • State: California
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California’s projected $12 billion budget did not interfere with the progression of workers’ compensation bills through fiscal committees in both chambers of the Legislature.

While

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  • State: Iowa
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The Iowa Supreme Court partially reinstated a civil action by the estates of four meat processing workers who died from COVID-19, including allegations of gross negligence

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  • State: Alabama
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Civil Appeals erred in reviving a health care worker’s claim for benefits for her COVID-19 infection.

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  • State: Virginia
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There was little change in total costs per claim in Virginia in recent years, and growth in claim costs was lower than what was typical

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Zurich North America announced that Chuck Kaiser joined the company as chief communications officer Tuesday.

Chuck Kaiser

Kaiser will be based at

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  • State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that some defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing claims against them.

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  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for his occupational asthma from his on-the-job chemical exposures.

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  • State: Minnesota
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a compensation judge has jurisdiction to determine whether a worker with a traumatic brain injury required the assistance of

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  • State: California
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The 9th Court of Appeals denied a petition to review an administrative decision that found a worker was not entitled to benefits for cumulative knee injuries

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