Lawmakers in Washington state introduced identical companion bills that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable occupational disease for correctional facility
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A California appellate court overturned a jury’s $150 million verdict in favor of the family of a worker killed in a power plant explosion and
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The South Dakota Supreme Court overturned the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim that he was fired in retaliation for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim for
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The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled a general contractor that required its subcontractor to obtain workers’ compensation insurance was entitled to immunity from a tort claim by
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New York lawmakers sent the governor legislation that would expand the warehouse worker protection enacted at the end of 2022.
Lawmakers on Thursday sent the
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The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier had no duty to defend an employer from a worker’s civil suit.
Case: Rodriguez v.
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The New York State Workers' Compensation Board created a new form as part of a change to the process used to update claimants' information.
The
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The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that the total Second Injury Fund assessment is increasing next year after dropping in 2024.
The total assessment
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that it levied nearly a half-million dollars in fines against two asbestos removal contractors for exposing
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued a citation of $276,425 for what it called the first serious willful heat violation.
The agency,
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