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Thursday, April 20, 2023

WCIRB Recommends Small Rate Increase; Public Actuary Recommends 7.3% Cut

  • State: California
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The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau of California on Wednesday approved a fourth consecutive recommendation to raise the advisory pure premium rate.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Legislature Pushes Forward With Workers' Comp Bills

  • State: Texas
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By Steve Nichols, News Contributor

The 88th Texas Legislature is shifting into high gear to address legislation, including workers’ compensation measures, that are still pending

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Employer on Date of Worker's Diagnosis Held Liable for Benefits

  • State: New York
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A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the employer at the time a worker was diagnosed with an occupational disease was liable for his benefits,

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Court Revives Mechanic's Claim From Car Accident

  • State: Texas
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A Texas appellate court overturned a denial of a mechanic’s claim for injuries from a car accident that occurred as he was driving to his

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Friday, April 14, 2023

Reverse and Remand Common Outcome Among High Courts Addressing Jurisdiction

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To err is human, to forgive is divine... and to reverse and remand is judicial, at least for state supreme courts tackling jurisdictional issues this

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Workers' Comp Attorneys Give Mixed Impressions of Benefit Review Conferences

  • State: Texas
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By Steve Nichols, News Contributor

While Texas workers’ compensation system users await data about the implementation of virtual benefit review conferences, some practitioners have reported

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

EDUCATION: PEOs: How to Prosecute and Defend Cases Involving Employee Leasing Agreements

  • State: California
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By Hon. Robert G. Rassp, editor-in-chief, Rassp & Herlick

DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and are not those

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Worker's Benefits Must Be Apportioned to Causes of Disability

  • State: Utah
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The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s permanent total disability benefits can be apportioned only to the causes of his disability, not the causes

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Split Supreme Court Says Voluntary Separation Isn't Spousal Desertion

  • State: Iowa
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A divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a married couple's separation did not result in spousal desertion, so the husband remained entitled to benefits after

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Monday, April 10, 2023

Findings From Comp Proceedings Not Binding in Worker's Bad-Faith Action Against Carrier

  • State: Colorado
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The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that findings of fact and conclusions of law in a workers' compensation proceeding concerning issues other than compensability and

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