Workers' Compensation News
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Corporate Officer Not Subject to Statutory Cap on Damages for Work-Related Injuries | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a corporate officer of a single-member corporation who rejects workers’ compensation insurance coverage is subject to a statutory damages cap if he is a “principal party” to the agreement for services. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can Rescind Acceptance of Claim After Learning Worker Lied About Accident | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the ability of an insurance carrier to rescind its acceptance of a worker’s claim and deny liability after discovering he had failed to disclose he had fallen off the roof of his home on the same day he allegedly suffered an injury at work. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Cap on Fee Awards Doesn't Violate Separation-of-Powers Doctrine | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory cap on fee awards does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine. Case:...Read More | |||
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Paramedic Proves Compensable Injuries to Back, Shoulders | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a paramedic suffered a compensable injury and that the record supported a compensable diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Former SF Official Sentenced to Three Years for Fraud Scheme | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former City of San Francisco employee was sentenced to three years in state prison for defrauding the city out of more than $627,000, the District Attorney's Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Worker's Claim for Herniated Nucleus Pulposus | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for benefits for a herniated nucleus pulposus. The case was Proulx v. Sa...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Attacked by iPad-Wielding Patient | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of a home health aide’s claim for benefits for her injuries from being hit by a patient with an iPad. ...Read More | |||
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Health Care Worker Gets 13% PPD Award for Back Injury | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a 13% permanent partial impairment for an injured health care worker. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Benefits Without Proof of Reattachment to Labor Market | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to reinstatement of his indemnity benefits without evidence that he had reattached to the labor market. ...Read More | |||
