Workers' Compensation News
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Public Employer Can't Offset Disability Pension Against Comp Benefits | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a public employer was not entitled to offset its payment of service-connected partial disability retirement benefits against the workers’ compensation benefits awarded to a former firefighter. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Self-Represented Worker's Writ Petition | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court dismissed a self-represented worker’s petition for a writ of mandamus due to her failure to comply with procedural rules. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for his injuries from a fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner Not Entitled to Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Claim | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a homeowner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against him. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Gets Benefits for Accident Before Shift Started, but No Penalties or Fees | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from an accident that occurred before he clocked in, but he was not entitled to fees or penalties, as his employer had reasonably contested the claim. ...Read More | |||
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L&I: Second Claim Reveals Man Worked While Receiving Comp Benefits | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A man was charged with theft after filing a second workers' compensation claim that allegedly revealed he was collecting benefits while working, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
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Disciplinary Board Bars, Censures Judge After Guilty Plea | 03/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Orange County judge who pleaded guilty to paying a suspended provider to write medical-legal reports connected with second injury fund claims while he was still a county prosecutor is prohibited from returning to the bench. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Application for Alternate Care Dismissed | 03/26/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s application for alternate care had to be dismissed, since his employer contested its liability for the condition for which he sought treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 03/26/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim for a back injury to include adjacent segment syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Entitled to Summary Dismissal of 3rd-Party Indemnification Claim | 03/26/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a third-party action against it seeking indemnification and contribution. ...Read More | |||
