Workers' Compensation News
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IWCC Arbitrator Peter Akemann Dies at 73 | 10/01/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced that former arbitrator Peter Alan Akemann died of cancer at 73. Akemann was an arbitrator for 18 years, starting when the Workers' Compensation Commission was called the Illinois Industrial Commission. He is survived ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Finds Worker Entitled to Additional Treatment, TTD | 10/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits for a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PPD Award for Injured Truck Driver | 10/01/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured truck driver. Case: Byers v. ...Read More | |||
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Average Monthly Wage Properly Excludes Higher Earnings From Prior Position | 10/01/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average monthly wage based on his actual income before his injury, not the higher earnings he had in a different position before an injury resulted in his move to the lower-paying post. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Fees Payable From Penalty Assessed on Employer | 10/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an award of fees payable from a penalty imposed on his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Medical Commission Should Have Decided Causation Dispute | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a dispute over causation for a worker’s claimed neck injury should have been referred to the state Medical Commission instead of the Office of Administrative Hearings. ...Read More | |||
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NCOIL Urges Reauthorization of TRIA Through 2035 | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Conference of Insurance Legislators is encouraging federal lawmakers to support a proposal to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act through 2035. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets SLU Award | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a schedule loss of use award. Case: Matter of Romero v. Akorn Inc., ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PPD for Worker With COVID-19 Complications | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for her COVID-19 infection and post-COVID syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Authorizes Injections, Surgery for Back Injury | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an authorization of injections and surgery for a worker’s back injury. Case: ICG Beckl...Read More | |||
