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Friday, April 7, 2023

Divided Supreme Court Upholds Award for Retail Worker's 'Gillette' Injury

  • State: Minnesota
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A divided Minnesota Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a retail worker whose repetitive trauma injuries to her knee aggravated her osteoarthritis to

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Estate Asserts Viable Civil Claims Against Employer, Supervisor

  • State: North Carolina
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A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the estate of a worker who suffered a fatal crush injury alleged sufficient facts to pursue

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

WCIRB: Experience Rating an Effective Safety Incentive

  • State: California
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Experience rating serves as an effective incentive for California employers to provide safe workplaces, according to a new study by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Dallas Venue Proper for Football Player's Claim of Training Camp Injury

  • State: Texas
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The Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an appellate court erred in not finding that Dallas was the appropriate venue for a football player’s workers’

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Monday, April 3, 2023

5th Circuit Rejects Comp Carrier's Claim of Trade Secret Misappropriation

  • State: Mississippi
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A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of an insurance provider’s claim of trade secret misappropriation based on its idea for an application to simplify

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Friday, March 31, 2023

Gig Workers, Employers Assert Potentially Viable Equal Protection Challenge to AB 5

  • State: California
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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs challenging the enforcement of California Assembly Bill 5 plausibly alleged that the legislation violated

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Committee Tables Proposal to Give Residual Market to NCCI

  • by Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
  • State: Montana
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Montana lawmakers on Wednesday tabled a bill that would have created a residual market program, citing overwhelming opposition from labor, management, regulators and the state-chartered

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Legislature Considering Bills to Allow for Remote Hearings

  • State: Texas
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By Steve Nichols, Contributor

Texas lawmakers have introduced bills that would require the Division of Workers’ Compensation to conduct contested case hearings telephonically or by

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Coverage for Replacement of Worker's Arthritic Knee

  • State: Kentucky
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The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s knee replacement surgery.

Mark Campbell worked for the Perry County Board of Education.

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Worker Gets Benefits for Time Recovering From Surgery His Doctor Hadn't Approved

  • State: Arkansas
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his recovery period from a back surgery even though it had

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