Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Fails to Prove Worker's Full Recovery From Injuries | 10/24/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer failed to carry its burden of proof that a worker had fully recovered from his injuries so that it could suspend his benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Surveillance Footage Doesn't Prove Fraud by Worker | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an employer’s surveillance footage did not establish that a worker misrepresented her physical condition and capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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En Banc WCAB Clarifies Defendants' Discovery Disclosure Obligations | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday issued an en banc decision, holding that a defendant must disclose any entities liable for payment, and any insurance policies that impact liability. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Doesn't Waive Ability to Challenge Worker's Entitlement to Benefits | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an employer did not waive its ability to challenge an injured worker’s entitlement to benefits and that its contest of the claim did not warrant sanctions. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Entitled to Relief From Default Judgment in Dispute Over Premiums | 10/08/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from a default judgment in a premium dispute with its insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Summary Dismissal of FELA Claim for Worker's Alleged Exposure to COVID-19 | 10/08/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim for a worker’s death after his alleged on-the-job exposure to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Doesn't Apply to Restaurant Worker's Death From Anaphylactic Shock | 10/02/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of $5,782,349.85 for a restaurant worker’s death from anaphylactic shock after he ate a free meal that contained seafood. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Must Indemnify Film Companies for Shooting of Security Guard | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the employer of a security guard who was shot on a movie set was liable for indemnifying some of the production companies for the film. ...Read More | |||
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Excavating Company Fined $140,500 for Knowingly Putting Workers in Danger | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Washington Department of Labor and Industries inspector took spontaneous action to stop activity on a construction site when he noticed workers in an inadequately protected trench. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Pharmacist's Lawsuit | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation exclusivity bars a pharmacist's lawsuit that alleged intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress and assault and battery, a California appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
