Workers' Compensation News
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Privette Protects Homeowner When Insurer Hires Contractor | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A California appeals court on Wednesday held that the Privette doctrine extends to a homeowner whose insurance company hired an independent contractor who was injured while inspecting a house for potential hazards. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Nixes $58K Default Over Procedural Errors | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A California appeals court vacated a summary judgment awarding a workers' compensation carrier nearly $58,000 because a statement of damages was not served before the entry of defaults, and the award exceeded the relief demanded in the complaint. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Claim of Psychological Injury From Mistreatment by Supervisor | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Arizona appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of a psychological injury from mistreatment by her supervisor. Cas...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds 0% PPD Award for Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis. Case:...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Compel Arbitration of Worker's Sexual Assault Claim | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Editor's note: In keeping with privacy considerations, WorkCompCentral does not name alleged victims of sexual assault or other sensitive criminal matters. The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not compel arbitration of a former employee&...Read More | |||
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Worker's Prior Attorney Can Get Award of Counsel Fees | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that there is no statutory prohibition on a prior attorney being granted counsel fees. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Pays $625,000 in Restitution for Premium Fraud | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York contractor paid $625,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to underreporting his payroll by more than $3.5 million. Mahendranauth Khargi...Read More | |||
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TK Keen Named Insurance Commissioner | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced that Director Sean O'Day appointed TK Keen as insurance commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meets Dec. 11 | 12/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation are meeting Dec. 11 in Los Angeles. Commissioners w...Read More | |||
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Workers' Compensation Board Errs by Excluding Doctor's Report From Evidence | 12/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Board erred in excluding a doctor’s report from evidence. ...Read More | |||
