Workers' Compensation News
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SCIF: Ambiguity in Disability Accommodation Rules Could Hamper Enforcement | 12/08/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California's largest workers' compensation carrier said some of the changes that the Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to its disability accommodation rules could create ambiguity that would make them harder to enforce. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Unreasonable Conduct Delaying Case Results in Dismissal of Claim | 12/08/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim based on her unreasonable conduct delaying the adjudication of her case. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Finding That Firefighter Gets No Recovery for Recurrence of Injury | 12/08/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured firefighter was not entitled to any recovery for a worsening back injury because it was a recurrence of a prior injury for which he had executed a release and settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 12/08/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim for a left wrist injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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Board's Denial of Worker's Occupational Disease Claim Not Supported by Substantial Evidence | 12/08/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Workers’ Compensation Board’s decision denying a worker’s claim for an occupational disease was not supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes 'Worker Safety Day' Resolution | 12/08/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Assembly Labor Committee passed a resolution that would designate April 18 as Worker Safety Day. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Unreasonable Refusal of Treatment Dooms Disability Retirement Bid | 12/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California deputy’s request for service-connected disability retirement for on-the-job back injuries was denied after he repeatedly refused recommended medical treatments. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Actuarial, Governing Committees Meet Next Week | 12/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Actuarial Committee for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is meeting on Tuesday, and the Governing Committee is meeting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of TTD for Worker Who Rejected Light-Duty Job Offer | 12/05/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of temporary total disability benefits to a worker who failed to show up for a light-duty position that his doctor said was within his capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Deadline to Challenge OSHA Penalties Tolled for Shutdown | 12/05/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the window for businesses to contest citations for workplace safety violations will be tolled for the days that the government was shuttered. ...Read More | |||
