Workers' Compensation News
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Court Orders Further Factfinding on Worker's Ability to Land Alternate Employment | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered additional proceedings on whether a worker was able to find alternate employment and on his potential wage-earning capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Statutory Fee Cap | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the constitutionality of a statutory cap on attorney fees at 15% of the compensation awarded or paid to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Writ Relief for Worker in Challenge to MMI Finding | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to writ relief directing the Industrial Commission to vacate its finding that she had reached maximum medical improvement for her physical injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Again Pushes Privatization as Budget Fix | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday pitched lawmakers on spending less for Medicaid and privatizing Pinnacol Assurance as solutions for an expected $850 million budget deficit, just as he did last year when the state was facing a $1 billion shortfall. ...Read More | |||
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SWCB Adopts Revisions to Dental Fee Schedule | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board adopted revisions to its dental fee schedule in the hope that it would contribute to higher-quality care for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Announces Bob Hartwig to Keynote 2026 Conference | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that economist and industry expert Bob Hartwig will deliver the keynote address at its 2026 conference. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Camp Employee's Dog Bite Claim | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a camp employee from suing her employer for her injuries from being bitten by a dog. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Injured Truck Driver Who Was Independent Contractor | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured truck driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because he was an independent contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Shuts Down School Custodian's COVID Claim | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a school custodian was exposed to an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 in his workplace. ...Read More | |||
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2nd DCA: No Exception to Statutory Requirement That Medical Professionals Determine Necessity | 11/12/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| There is no exception to the requirement that medical professionals determine medical necessity that allows the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board or any other court to decide the necessity of ongoing or continual treatments, a California appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
