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Bills to Modify SIBTF, Heart Trouble Presumption Head to Governor
The California Assembly voted to send the governor bills that would modify eligibility requirements for second-injury fund claims and give workers at state hospitals a presumption that heart trouble arose…
Actuarial Committee to Explore Cumulative Trauma Claims
The Actuarial Committee for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss strategies for more quickly identifying trends with cumulative trauma claims during a meeting on Tuesday. The WCIRB said…
DCBS Cutting Rates 3.3%
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said employers will pay an average of 3.3% less for workers’ compensation coverage next year. The department said the advisory pure premium rate…
Court Rejects Attorney’s Claim of Entitlement to Additional Fees
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an attorney’s assertion that he was entitled to additional fees for successfully defeating an employer’s intoxication defense to a worker’s claim. Case: Prim v. Har…
Judge Doesn’t Prove Compensable Knee Injury
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a judge did not suffer a compensable knee injury while descending a flight of stairs. Case: Harper v. City of Elkins,…
Staffing Agency Liable for Benefits After Worker’s Fatal Accident
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a staffing agency was liable for the payment of benefits for a worker’s fatal accident. Case: Employer Solutions Staffing Group LLC v.
DWC Lacks Jurisdiction to Alter Fee Award to Worker
A Texas appellate court ruled that the Division of Workers’ Compensation lacked jurisdiction to alter an attorney fee award and impose it against an insurance carrier instead of having the…
Insurer Can Offset Injured Mail Carrier’s Recovery of UIM Benefits
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that in an action by an insured against an automobile insurance provider for underinsured motorist benefits, the carrier does not need to assert a…
Marine Transportation Provider Can’t Get Indemnity for Worker’s Accident
A federal appellate court ruled that a marine transportation provider could not enforce the indemnity provision in a master service agreement between a staffing company and the owner of an…
Independent Contractor Gets Benefits for Injuries From Trucking Accident
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an independent contractor was entitled to benefits from a trucking company and a transportation broker for his injuries from a…
Administrator Unreasonably Denies Worker’s Claim
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an administrator unreasonably denied a worker’s claim for injuries from a locker falling on her. Case: Graham Packaging Co. LP v.
Health Care Worker Fails to Prove Compensable Back Injury
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to her back. Case: Melius v. Chapel Ridge Nursing Center LLC, No. CV-24-755, 09/03/2025, published. Facts and procedural…