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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Overexertion, falls and being struck by an object or equipment are the costliest workers' compensation injuries, accounting for more than half of the $58.8 billion spent, based on
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- State: Washington
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The Washington Department of Labor & Industries levied fines totaling $153,000 against a sawmill operator with a history of safety violations after a worker lost
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- State: California
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that it is accepting applications for the next qualified medical evaluator examination, being held Oct. 4-10.
The DWC
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- State: California
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The workers' compensation pure premium advisory rate will increase 8.7%, effective Sept. 1, the first rate hike in California since the start of 2015.
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- State: Illinois
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced the death of appellate court Justice Thomas E. Hoffman.
Hoffman, a longtime member of the Workers’ Compensation Appellate Panel,
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- State: Georgia
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration dinged a Georgia countertop maker for allegedly exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica.
OSHA said Brazilian Stone Design LLC, a
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- State: Missouri
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s enhanced award of permanent partial disability benefits could not be used in determining his entitlement to
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- State: Pennsylvania
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reinstated benefits to an injured nurse who was terminated while still working under restrictions due to her refusal to be
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- State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that his employer was properly
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- State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim due to his lack of credibility.
Case: Stacy v. Coronado Coal Corp.,
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