Workers' Compensation News
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WorkCompCentral 2025 Annual Rating Workshop Dec. 13 | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| WorkCompCentral is holding its 2025 annual rating workshop Dec. 13. The program will feature an update on cases involving rating and...Read More | |||
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High Court Finds PTSD Claims for COVID-19 Exposure Not Compensable | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| New York's highest court said the State Workers' Compensation Board was not required to consider the prevalence of COVID-19 in the workplace when it rejected pandemic-related stress claims. ...Read More | |||
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Scolded Attorney Gets Prejudice Removed from Dismissal of Worker's Civil Action | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court chastised an injured worker’s attorney for failing to consult the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in seeking the dismissal of a third-party tort claim and vacated the prejudice that had been attached to the dismissal. ...Read More | |||
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Writ Denied for Worker Seeking Relief Based on Alleged Non-Receipt of DHO Decision | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of relief to a worker allowing her to challenge a district hearing officer’s denial of her workers’ compensation claim based on the alleged failure of her attorney to receive notice of that decision. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Judge's Allocation of Worker's Third-Party Recovery Damages | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a judge’s allocation of 84% of a worker’s third-party recovery as damages for his pain and suffering. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell from Ladder Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Police Officer Loses Challenge to Commencement Date of Disability Benefits, Amount | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court rejected an injured police officer's challenges to the proper date of commencement for his disability pension payments and the amount of those benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DOL: Provider Increase Follows Pay Raise | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Department of Labor announced provider participation rose after lawmakers increased reimbursement rates for certain services. ...Read More | |||
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Weightlifting Police Officer Accused of Fraud | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that a Norwalk police officer was accused of workers' compensation fraud after investigators allegedly found him lifting weights in contradiction to physical limitations he reported to his provider. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Should Have Been Granted Summary Dismissal of Labor Law Claim | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on a Labor Law claim should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
