Workers' Compensation News
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High Court: Tort Claim Act Immunity for State Workers Unconstitutional | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A divided Oregon Supreme Court held that workers' compensation benefits do not provide a constitutionally sufficient substitute remedy for purposes of a law that immunizes the state and its employees from negligence claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Unexpected Death Abates Claim for Psychological Injuries | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s unexpected death abated his claim for psychological injuries he allegedly developed as a result of an excavator accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Application for Reconsideration | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that denied a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Coal Miner's Widow | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner’s widow, finding that occupational pneumoconiosis was not a material contributing factor in his death. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Wage Rate Calculation | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s wage rate based on his average hours of work per month over the six months preceding his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Focus on Medical Treatment, Unpaid Benefits | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Hawaii lawmakers introduced bills that would require an investigation of all active workers' compensation claims when a self-insured employer or carrier defaults on a benefit payment, establish a deadline for approving general treatment plans and define "compound drugs" for the purp...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Names Brittany Cullison SVP of Talent, Brand Strategy | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. named Brittany Cullison as its senior vice president of talent and brand strategy, effective Jan. 12. ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Review Rodriguez Ruling on WCAB Jurisdiction Over Medical Care | 01/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court granted a petition to review an appellate court decision holding that utilization review and independent medical review must be used to determine the necessity for ongoing medical services. ...Read More | |||
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Santa Barbara District Office Moving to Goleta | 01/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation is moving the Santa Barbara District Office to Goleta. The division announced last week...Read More | |||
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DIR Issues Reminder on State Labor, Safety Laws as Fire Season Approaches | 01/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Department of Industrial Relations and its divisions — the California Labor Commissioner’s Office and Cal/OSHA — say contractors working in connection with all wildfire responses must follow state labor and workplace safety laws. ...Read More | |||
