Workers' Compensation News
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Editorial: Injured Workers Have Less Medical Privacy Than Prisoners | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A law professor at Emory University said in an opinion article published by The Hill that injured workers typically have less privacy than prisoners when it comes to their medical rec...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Dismissal of Deputy Sheriff's Disability Discrimination Claim | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured deputy sheriff’s claim of disability discrimination. Case...Read More | |||
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TTD Award for Worker Upheld; Fee Award, Date of Disability Overturned | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker but overturned the Industrial Accident Board’s finding as to the start date of his disability and his award of attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding of Untimeliness for Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a finding that a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim was untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Workers Injured in Flash Fire Get Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment on the Labor Law claims of a group of workers who suffered injuries from a flash fire. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Says SCIF Performance Bonus Dispute Is Subject to Arbitration | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court said a dispute about whether State Compensation Insurance Fund violated a collective bargaining agreement by giving different bonuses to similarly situated employees is subject to arbitration. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Rules Would Allow Electronic Filing of All Case Documents | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an informal draft of proposed changes to rules for the Electronic Adjudication Management System that would allow for the electronic filing and service of all case-related documents instead of requiring service by mail. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adjusts Ambulance Section of Fee Schedule to Remove Expired Add-Ons | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted a notice adjusting the ambulance section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to remove bonus payments that expired Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Double-Dipping Pensioner Must Pay $48,000 in Restitution | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a worker receiving a lifetime pension for a permanent workplace injury was ordered to pay $48,000 in restitution after investigators discovered she was working at a medical transportation company while collecting benefits....Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Says COVID Claim Properly Denied as Ordinary Disease of Life | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appellate court concluded that a worker failed to prove that his employment placed him at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 or that a distinct feature of his job caused him to contract the disease. ...Read More | |||
