Oklahoma Gov. J. Kevin Stitt signed a bill eliminating the requirement to carry comp coverage for certain unpaid temporary workers.
The governor on Wednesday signed
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The maximum temporary total disability benefit in Oregon is increasing by 6.427% on July 1 to match the increase in the state’s average weekly wage.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill that requires carriers and self-insured employers to make a lump-sum payment of a permanent partial disability award if
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Connecticut lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would make various changes to the program providing quasi-workers’ compensation benefits to firefighters with certain
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had suffered a discrete new injury to his previously injured ankle after twisting
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law claims against a homeowner for a worker’s alleged fall from
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A Texas appellate court wiped out an order awarding attorney fees to an injured worker after finding state agencies have sovereign immunity that shields them
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Federal grand jurors last week indicted four Florida residents who allegedly ran an illegal payroll system to avoid taxes and to shortchange workers' compensation insurers.
The U.S.
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The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits for a firefighter’s stress injury claim.
Case: Lawless v. Industrial Commission, No. 1 CA-IC 24-0009,
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit by the estate of a worker who was struck by
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