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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Bill to Classify Maintenance Taxes as Surcharges Heads to Governor

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Texas lawmakers sent the governor a bill that aims to alleviate the problem of retaliatory taxes levied on insurance carriers domiciled in the state by

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Two Plead Guilty for Roles in Payroll Scheme

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A pair of Florida men pleaded guilty to operating a long-running payroll scheme that skirted more than $10 million in federal tax and defrauded workers' compensation

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Bill Authorizing Case Management Services, New Late Payment Penalties Heads to Governor

  • State: Vermont
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Vermont General Assembly last week delivered to the governor a bill that would allow injured workers to request medical case management services, and it

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Elderly, Cancer-Stricken Worker Gets Hardship Reclassification

  • State: New York
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an elderly worker with cancer demonstrated extreme hardship that warranted reclassification.

Linda Epstein worked as a meat

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Bakery to Pay $180,000 for Unabated Hazards

  • State: New Jersey
  • Topic: NORTH
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that a commercial bakery in New Jersey agreed to pay $180,000 in penalties to resolve litigation over

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Friday, May 23, 2025

High Court to Hear Arguments on Standards for Aggravation of Preexisting Condition

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments in a case that seeks to clarify the appropriate standards for the aggravation of preexisting conditions.

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Friday, May 23, 2025

WCRI Reports Rapid Growth in Total Costs Per Claim

  • State: Minnesota
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute reports that total costs per claim in Minnesota increased about 10% annually from 2021 to 2023.

WCRI said rising wages,

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Friday, May 23, 2025

PPD Increase, Contractor Coverage Bill Headed to Governor

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Oklahoma lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would increase the cap on permanent partial disability benefits by a little more than 4% and allow

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Deputy Sheriff Fails to Link Cervical Condition to Work Injury

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a deputy sheriff’s cervical stenosis was unrelated to his work injury.

Case: Price v. Raleigh

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Exclusivity Bars Tort Suit by Worker Who Fell Into Vat of Molten Lead

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing the negligence claim by a worker who fell into a vat

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