Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Who Fell from Ladder Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Police Officer Loses Challenge to Commencement Date of Disability Benefits, Amount | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court rejected an injured police officer's challenges to the proper date of commencement for his disability pension payments and the amount of those benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DOL: Provider Increase Follows Pay Raise | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Department of Labor announced provider participation rose after lawmakers increased reimbursement rates for certain services. ...Read More | |||
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Weightlifting Police Officer Accused of Fraud | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that a Norwalk police officer was accused of workers' compensation fraud after investigators allegedly found him lifting weights in contradiction to physical limitations he reported to his provider. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Should Have Been Granted Summary Dismissal of Labor Law Claim | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on a Labor Law claim should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Overturns Award for Coal Miner's Injuries | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals partially overturned an award for a coal miner’s injuries, finding an administrative law judge erred in accepting impairment ratings for both wrists and both shoulders instead of making findings on an individual impairment rating for each shoulder and hand....Read More | |||
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DLI Incorrectly Calculated Disability Pension, Didn't Unreasonably Delay Payment | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the Department of Labor and Industries accurately calculated the retroactive disability pension benefits owed to an injured worker, and that it did not intentionally or unreasonably delay making payment to him. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Disability Accommodation Rules to Forum | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted proposed changes to its disability accommodation rules to the online forum for public comments. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits to Increase Nearly 5% in 2026 | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Total disability benefits will increase nearly 5% next year to match the rise in the state's average weekly wage, according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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State Employee's Gross Negligence Claim Against Co-worker Gets Reinstated | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals reinstated a state employee’s gross negligence claim against a co-worker. John Larson was an...Read More | |||
