Workers' Compensation News
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Santa Barbara District Office Moving to Goleta | 01/26/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation is moving the Santa Barbara District Office to Goleta. The division announced last week...Read More | |||
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DIR Issues Reminder on State Labor, Safety Laws as Fire Season Approaches | 01/26/2026 | |
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| The Department of Industrial Relations and its divisions — the California Labor Commissioner’s Office and Cal/OSHA — say contractors working in connection with all wildfire responses must follow state labor and workplace safety laws. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Gets 22.5% SLU for Ruptured Achilles Tendon | 01/26/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a 22.5% schedule loss of use award for a worker’s ruptured Achilles tendon. Case: Ma...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Application for Reconsideration | 01/26/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board denying a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Unapportioned PPD Award | 01/26/2026 | |
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| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 15% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his injuries from a fall, without any apportionment to any prior condition. ...Read More | |||
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State Employee Can't Proceed With Civil Claims for Injuries From Workplace Attack | 01/26/2026 | |
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| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a state employee could not proceed with civil claims against his employer for his alleged injuries from being attacked at work. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Man Who Accidentally Shot Himself | 01/23/2026 | |
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| An Arizona appeals court cited a decision that the California Supreme Court handed down during World War I in finding that a person working at an auto body repair shop was not entitled to benefits for a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ...Read More | |||
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Dispute Over Compensability of Surgery Sent Back to IAB | 01/23/2026 | |
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| The Delaware Superior Court remanded a dispute over the reasonableness of a worker’s surgery to the Industrial Accident Board. Case: Smith v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A., No. N25A-04-008 SSA, 01/06/2026, published. Facts: Kelly Smith worked for We...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Waives Right to Cross-Examine Employer's Expert | 01/23/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker waived the right to cross-examine her employer’s expert witness. Case...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker's Cervical Disc Displacement | 01/23/2026 | |
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| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker failed to prove that his cervical disc displacement was a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
