Workers' Compensation News
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Substantial Evidence Supports Board's Medical Causation Determination | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to surgery for a lumbar spine condition. Case: Brinks Global Services v....Read More | |||
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MEMIC Acquires Dakota Group | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maine's MEMIC Group on Tuesday said it finalized the acquisition of Dakota Group, including Risk Administrative Services, and four affiliated insurance services companies. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Modify THC Intoxication Presumption | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Utah lawmaker is proposing a new test to determine when THC intoxication is presumed to be a major contributing cause of a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Accident Compensation Act Exclusive Remedy for Inmate Bitten by Dog | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Inmate Accident Compensation Act is the exclusive remedy for a man bitten by a dog while working in a Bureau of Prisons training program, the U.S. District Court for Colorado ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Seek to Clarify Presumptive Coverage for Adenocarcinoma | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona lawmakers introduced language that would explicitly state that adenocarcinoma is covered by a presumption that cancer is an occupational disease for certain first responders, targeting the latest technical argument insurers have used to challenge claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Loses Challenge to Propriety of Surveillance Footage Use | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court tossed a worker’s appeal challenging the propriety of an attorney’s use of surveillance footage in defending his employer from his workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Crane Operator's Award Set Aside Due to Deficiencies in Judgment Order | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court vacated an award of damages to a crane operator due to procedural errors and deficiencies in the trial court’s judgments. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Dismissal of Corrections Officer's Claims | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured corrections officer’s claims against her employer, finding her claims had to be arbitrated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that governed her employment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Worker's Slip-and-Fall Claim | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker who slipped and fell in a dimly lit room. Case:...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Exempt 'Gig' Nurses From Comp | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill in Georgia would exempt what can best be described as "gig economy" nurses from the definition of "employee" for workers' compensation purposes. ...Read More | |||
