Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fails to Establish Discrimination, Retaliation for FEHA Claim | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court, in an unpublished decision, affirmed a trial court's finding that a worker fired after a prolonged absence failed to carry her burden of establishing a triable issue of material fact in support of her discrimination and retaliation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hit by Tree Limb Gets No Benefits for Damaged Teeth | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of benefits for damage to a worker’s lower teeth. Case: Peed v. Essenti...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Permanent Award Despite No Way to Determine Level of Disability | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to permanent disability benefits, even though it was too soon to determine the level of his disability. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Appear at Hearing Justified Denial of Her Motion to Reopen | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s motion to reopen her claim, filed more than a year after her claim was denied due to her failure to appear at a scheduled hearing before an administrative judge. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Waited Too Long to Request Hearing on Long COVID Claim | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s request for a hearing on the denial of her untimely claim for long COVID. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Challenge Dismissal of His Employer as Intervenor in His Tort Action | 02/09/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his employer as an intervenor in his tort action was rendered moot by the dismissal of the tort action. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 02/05/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for his injuries from a fall. Case:...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Defendants' 3rd-Party Claim Dismissed | 02/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder, as well as the dismissal of the defendants’ third-party claim for indemnification. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 02/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall on Staircase | 02/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall on a staircase. ...Read More | |||
