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Okla. Top Court Finds WCC’s Ruling Violated Worker’s Due Process Rights
Okla. Top Court Finds WCC’s Ruling Violated Worker’s Due Process Rights

Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The term "due process" raises images of constitutional law classes and contested criminal law proceedings. But as Oklahoma's highest court demonstrated in Cantwell v. Flex-N-Gate, No. 120189 (Okla. 12/12/23), due process […]
Compliance Corner: Texas Claims Procedure for Death Benefits
Compliance Corner: Texas Claims Procedure for Death Benefits

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- No one wants to see a worker die, but unfortunately, it happens sometimes. When it does, Texas has procedural rules for how benefits are distributed. The following information breaks down those […]
A Look Back at ’23: Our Top 12 (and a Few More) Stories from the Old Year
A Look Back at ’23: Our Top 12 (and a Few More) Stories from the Old Year

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Here at the Santa's workshop that is the WorkersCompensation.com news desk, we are raising a toast to the old year and hanging high hopes on the new. To help us close […]
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Failure to Secure Workers’ Compensation
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Failure to Secure Workers’ Compensation

Clearwater, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Florida, employers that fail to secure the payment of compensation, as provided in s. 440.10, by failing to meet the requirements of 440.38 may not, in any suit brought against them by an […]
N.J. Contractor’s Lack of Workers’ Compensation Coverage Doesn’t Allow Worker to Escape Exclusivity Rules
N.J. Contractor’s Lack of Workers’ Compensation Coverage Doesn’t Allow Worker to Escape Exclusivity Rules

Egg Harbor City, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An employer's failure to carry workers' compensation insurance where its required can lead to many consequences. However, as was the case in Heuman v. Heuman, No. A-1593-21 (N.J. Super. […]
Glossary Check: Va. ‘Ground Rules’
Glossary Check: Va. ‘Ground Rules’

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When most of the population uses "ground rules," they're probably referring to a game, competition, or terms of engagement in some way. However, when the workers' compensation community in Virginia uses […]
Quick Hits: N.J. Maximum and Minimum Compensation Rates  
Quick Hits: N.J. Maximum and Minimum Compensation Rates  

West Orange, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Looking for the lowdown on New Jersey rates for 2024? Here they are. Update for 2024 Effective Dates: Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024Statewide average weekly wage: $1,507.76Maximum: $1,131.00 […]
Glossary Check: Or. ‘Work Hardening’
Glossary Check: Or. ‘Work Hardening’

Eugene, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Do you feel like your work has gotten harder lately? Maybe it has, but that's not the same as "work hardening" in a workers' compensation context. To understand what it means, […]