Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Webinar to Discuss Findings From Latest Geo Study | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is holding a webinar Dec. 9 to discuss findings from its latest study into regional differences in claim patterns and costs throughout California. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Establish New Injury From Taser Incident | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to establish that he suffered a discrete new injury as a result of a training incident in which he was subjected to being shocked with a Taser. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Establishes Negligence Claim Against Nonsubscribing Employer | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court ruled that a worker established a negligence claim against her nonsubscribing employer, though the jury’s award of future medical expenses was excessive. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB C&R Committee Meets Nov. 17 | 11/05/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Classification and Rating Committee will discuss possible changes to the physical audit threshold and payroll limitations during a Nov. 17 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling beam. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Timely Comply With Discovery Order Doesn't Warrant Dismissal | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s failure to timely comply with a discovery order did not warrant the dismissal of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Study Analyzes Effect of Losing Medicaid Coverage | 11/04/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medicaid disenrollment was associated with higher medical payments in workers' compensation claims during the period when enrollees were losing coverage, the Workers Compensation Research Institute said in a new study. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Rolls Out New Search Tool | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has developed what it says is a new, improved website search tool. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case:...Read More | |||
