Workers' Compensation News
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Defense Firm Disqualified From Representing PEO | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a judge’s order disqualifying a defense firm from representing a professional employer organization in a workers’ compensation coverage dispute due to its brief prior representation of the employer. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Injured Worker's Tort Suit Can Designate Employer as Responsible 3rd Party | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the defendants in an injured worker’s negligence action should have been allowed to designate his employer as a responsible third party. ...Read More | |||
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District Court Judge Can't Enjoin ALJ's Subpoena in Contested Case | 02/26/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a district court judge could not enjoin an administrative law judge’s issuance of a discovery subpoena in a co...Read More | |||
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Denial of Benefits for Nurse's Parking Lot Fall Overturned | 02/23/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits for a nurse injured in a fall in her employer’s parking lot as she was returning from her lunch break. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Can Proceed With Civil Suit Over Alleged Injuries From Fall | 02/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a doctor’s civil claims against a hospital and both of his employers for his injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Delivery Driver's Labor Law Claims Against Hospital Dismissed | 02/05/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a delivery driver’s Labor Law claims against a hospital should have been dismissed and that the hospital’s third-party claims should also have been dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Administrative Director Parisotto Retires | 02/04/2026 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After more than a week of unanswered questions, the California Division of Workers' Compensation on Tuesday confirmed that Administrative Director George Parisotto has retired from state service. ...Read More | |||
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DWC: Applicants for QME Reappointment Must Have Education Credits | 01/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Wednesday said all applicants for reappointment as a qualified medical evaluator must satisfy new continuing education requirements by April 1. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Attorney Fees for Depositions | 01/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers' Compensation proposed a maximum hourly rate of $500 for attorneys to prepare injured workers for a deposition and to represent them during the proceeding in rules posted to its online forum for an informal comment period. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Updates to Treatment Guidelines | 01/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to adopt updates to three sections of the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. ...Read More | |||
