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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers From Heat

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued what it said is one of its latest advisories to remind employers about protecting workers from heat as high

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Shipt to Pay $800,000 Settlement, Continue Classifying Workers as Contractors

  • State: Minnesota
  • Topic: NORTH
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that a same-day delivery service owned by Target agreed to pay $800,000 and implement new policies to continue classifying

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Bill Would Explicitly Cover Fundraising Injuries for Volunteer First Responders

  • State: Pennsylvania
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A Pennsylvania lawmaker introduced legislation to explicitly provide comp coverage for volunteer firefighters and paramedics injured during pancake breakfasts, cook-offs, car washes, sports tournaments or

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Court Upholds Expansion of Injured Firefighter's Claim

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of an injured firefighter’s claim.

Case: City of Wheeling v. Gilbert, No. 25-ICA-138, 10/24/2025, published.

Facts:

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Court: Worker Struck by Falling Concrete Should Have Gotten Summary Judgment

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Bill Would Increase Burial Expenses to $10,000

  • State: Illinois
  • Topic: NORTH
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Illinois lawmakers could consider a proposal to increase workers' compensation burial expenses by 25% during the second year of the current legislative session.

HB 4177

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Judge Errs in Enforcing Lien Against Worker's Lump-Sum Settlement

  • State: Georgia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in enforcing a carrier’s lien against a worker’s lump-sum settlement in a third-party action.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Worker Who Didn't Receive Notice of Dismissal Didn't File Untimely Application for Review

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: Top
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s application for review was not untimely because the Division of Workers' Compensation failed to prove that

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

DWC Opens Registration for Annual Conferences

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation opened registration for educational conferences being held in Los Angeles and Oakland in March.

Billed as the largest workers'

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Report: Premium Spikes Hit Volunteer Fire Departments

  • State: Arizona
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Rural fire departments in Arizona that rely predominantly on volunteers are reporting massive increases in workers' compensation premiums, according to a report by the NBC

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