Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusivity Bars Camp Employee's Dog Bite Claim | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a camp employee from suing her employer for her injuries from being bitten by a dog. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Staffing Company Employee From Suing Employer's Client | 11/12/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a staffing company employee could not proceed with a civil suit against his borrowing employer and its employee. ...Read More | |||
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Elderly Security Guard Accused of Faking Injury | 11/11/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that a 72-year-old security guard was arrested for allegedly stealing about $1,000 in benefits by faking an injury. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Raise Causation Challenge in Proceedings on Worker's Petition to Reinstate | 11/04/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania said an employer could not raise a causation challenge in the proceedings related to a worker’s petition to reinstate benefits that had been suspended for the injuries the employer was now trying to contest. ...Read More | |||
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Editorial: Injured Workers Have Less Medical Privacy Than Prisoners | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A law professor at Emory University said in an opinion article published by The Hill that injured workers typically have less privacy than prisoners when it comes to their medical rec...Read More | |||
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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 Legal | |||
| 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 Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
