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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Companion Bill Would Cover First Responders' Fundraising Injuries

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
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A companion measure to a proposal to explicitly provide workers' compensation coverage for volunteer firefighters and paramedics injured during fundraising events was introduced in the

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Court Nixes Requirement to Add Comp Coverage to FAIR Plans

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Los Angeles County Superior Court erred when it found that California's insurance commissioner could require an insurer of last resort to offer incidental workers'

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Split Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits to Widow

  • National
  • Topic: NATIONAL
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A divided federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a miner’s widow.

Case: Clinchfield Coal Co. v. Mullins, No. 23-1644, 12/02/2025,

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Worker Fails to Allege Viable Claims Under Jones Act, State Law

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of claims by a worker who said he was injured while working aboard a navigable vessel.

Case: Badloo v.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker's request to expand her claim.

Case: Walker v. Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley Inc.,

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Court: WCAB Has Duty to Flesh Out Witness Statements When Workers Can't Speak

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board had a duty to develop the record and ensure that qualified medical evaluators received witness statements regarding a worker before

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Report: Municipalities Brace for Costs of Presumption Changes

  • State: Nevada
  • Topic: WEST
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Municipalities are bracing for the costs of a measure lawmakers passed during a special session that explicitly states harmful exposure is not required for presumptive

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Worker Remains Disabled, Needs Additional Surgery

  • State: Nebraska
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker remained temporarily totally disabled and needed additional shoulder surgery.

Case: Duncan v. Infrastructure &

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Federal Court Rejects Mine Operator's Challenge to Black Lung Award for Former Employee

  • National
  • Topic: NATIONAL
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A federal appellate court rejected a coal mine operator’s petition for review of an award of black lung benefits to a miner who was not

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Expansion, Closure of Worker's Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure and denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim.

Case: Lester v. West

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