Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Worker's Claim Due to Triable Issues | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a broken mirror, finding that there was a triable issue as to whether the homeowners' exemption applied. ...Read More | |||
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Family of Worker Thrown From Aerial Boom Gets Summary Judgment | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the family of a worker fatally thrown from an aerial boom lift was entitled to summary judgment on their Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to a spinal cord stimulator trial. Case: InteliStaf...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Firefighter's Claim Shouldn't Have Been Closed | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured firefighter’s claim for benefits should not have been closed before he had fully recovered from the conditions that were newly added to his case. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases Updated X-Mod Estimator | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its updated experience modification estimator, which is based on the experience rating values approved by the insurance commissioner as part of the Sept. 1, 2026, regulatory rate filing. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Says Estoppel Doesn't Bar Undisclosed Civil Suit | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that judicial estoppel did not bar a worker from proceeding with a personal injury suit he failed to disclose in a prior bankruptcy proceeding. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Notes Increased Maximum Wage for Benefit Calculations | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that the state's 2027 maximum average monthly wage will increase by 3.3%. The new wage is&...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment for Worker | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment for his alleged injuries from a Bobcat accident. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Worker's Award of SEBs, Part of Penalty Award | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a worker’s award of supplemental earnings benefits and a $2,000 penalty against her employer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Truck Driver's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis. Case: Henry v....Read More | |||
