Workers' Compensation News
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Nicholas Roxborough Elected CHSWC Chairman | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation elected Nicholas Roxborough to serve as chairman in 2026. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Acquits Neurosurgeon on Conspiracy Charge | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A jury acquitted a Southern California neurosurgeon charged with conspiracy to commit workers' compensation fraud, according to a report by MyNewsLA.com and informati...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court: Cadets Covered by Immunity Waiver for Retaliation | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A Texas appellate court, in a case of first impression, held that a Houston Police Academy cadet is covered by the waiver of governmental immunity that allows first responders to sue their employers for workers' compensation retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Medical Clinic's Comp Coverage Obligation | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a medical clinic was subject to the workers’ compensation law because it regularly employed more than five people and that an employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from assisting a falling patient. ...Read More | |||
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Part of Worker's Labor Law Claim Dismissed; Some Defendants Get Indemnification | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that part of a worker’s Labor Law claim should have been dismissed and that some of the defendants were entitled to indemnification from his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Carriers Have No Duty to Indemnify Employer for Worker's Fatal Accident | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an Ohio employer’s insurance carriers had no obligation to indemnify it for the settlement it paid to the family of a worker who was killed on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Black Lung Presumption for Underground Miners Can Apply to Surface Workers, Too | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that the presumption under the Black Lung Benefits Act for coal miners who put in 15 or more years of underground work can also apply to an above-ground worker. ...Read More | |||
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State Fines Company $28,478 for Stuck-By, Crushing Hazards | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a manufacturer $28,478 for intentionally keeping a faulty system used to store raw materials that exposed workers to struck-by and crushing hazards. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input for 2026 Audit Plan | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting comments on its proposed Medical Quality Review audit plan for 2026. The audit plan sets p...Read More | |||
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State Fund Only Carrier Providing Benefits Through Prepaid Card | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund is the only carrier offering benefits through prepaid cards, according to a draft Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation report released for public comment. ...Read More | |||
