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Friday, June 27, 2025

Heat-Related Injuries Increase as Temperatures Clear 80 Degrees

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Heat-related workplace injuries double when temperatures rise to just 80 or 85 degrees Fahrenheit and increase more than sevenfold when temperatures exceed 90 degrees, according to a

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

High Court Says Retaliatory Firing Illegal Only if Employer is Trying to Avoid Liability for Claim

  • State: Indiana
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The Indiana Supreme Court held that a trial court should have dismissed a teacher's case alleging she was fired in retaliation for contemplating filing a

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Summary Judgments for Labor Law Defendants Reversed

  • State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law claim should not have been granted summary judgment on two of the

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Governor Approves Remote Contested Case Hearings, Maintenance Surcharge Rebrand

  • State: Texas
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill allowing the Division of Workers' Compensation to hold contested case hearings by video conference.

House Bill 2488, allowing

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Split Supreme Court Overturns Closure of Worker's Claim

  • State: West Virginia
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the closure of a worker’s claim, finding the Board of Review had failed to properly consider the evidence

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Friday, June 20, 2025

High Court Decision on Occupational Diseases May Doom SIF Claim

  • State: Missouri
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A Missouri appeals court said a recent decision from the state's Supreme Court holding that occupational diseases are not compensable preexisting disabilities for Second Injury

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

High Court: Worker Not Required to File Comp Claim Before Suing Employer

  • State: Texas
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The Texas Supreme Court said the Division of Workers' Compensation does not have exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether an injury was work-related in a dispute

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Hawaii Unseats New Jersey as Most Expensive State in DCBS Study

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Hawaii completed a 10-year march to become the most expensive jurisdiction for workers' compensation coverage in the semi-annual interstate rate comparison published by the Oregon

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Worker Must File Comp Claim Before Suing Employer

  • State: Florida
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Florida workers can't unilaterally decide that an injury explicitly excluded from workers' compensation coverage is not compensable before suing their employers in tort, a state

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Monday, June 16, 2025

Employer Can Proceed With Malicious Prosecution Claim Against Counsel for Injured Ex-Employee

  • State: California
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A California appellate court upheld the denial of a special motion to strike a malicious prosecution action filed by an employer against a law firm

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