Workers' Compensation News
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Study: Medical Costs Per Claim Rose 5% in State | 10/17/2025 | |
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| The Workers Compensation Research Institute released a study that indicates per-claim medical costs in California's comp system rose 5%. ...Read More | |||
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Cashier Proves Compensability of Knee Injury | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a grocery store cashier suffered a compensable knee injury while walking to take a break on a busy day at work. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Lacks Jurisdiction Over Estate's Claim Against Worker's Former Employer | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a trial judge lacked subject matter jurisdiction over an estate’s claim against a worker’s former employer for his alleged asbestos exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claims | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the partial summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from removing debris at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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4th Circuit Asks State Supreme Court for Guidance on High Voltage Line Safety Act's Application | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the state's Overhead High Voltage Line Safety Act was implicated by the circumstances surrounding a worker’s fatal electric shock and whether the act’s indemnification provision was tri...Read More | |||
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Webinar Focuses on Employer Responsibilities in Comp System | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has set a webinar to cover the workers' compensation responsibilities of employers in the Lone Star State. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker's Termination for Misconduct Warranted Suspension of Benefits | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker was terminated for misconduct and was not entitled to temporary partial disability benefits after he lost his job. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Widow's Occupational Disease Claim | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a widow’s occupational disease claim as time-barred. Case: Foreback...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Partial Dismissal of Labor Law Claim; Worker Can Proceed With Negligence Claim | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s Labor Law claims against it, but the worker could proceed with his negligence claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Rideshare Companies' Challenges to Cal/OSHA Citations | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the two major rideshare companies could not bypass the administrative review process for challenging citations issued against them for failing to adequately safeguard their drivers. ...Read More | |||
