Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Geo Study Webinar Set for Nov. 20 | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Registration is still open for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's 2025 geo study, which aims to provide fresh perspectives on regional trends shaping workers’ comp in California. ...Read More | |||
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Deputy Commissioner Errs in Dismissing Worker's Claim | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner erred in dismissing a worker’s claim for lack of causation and for lack of timely notice. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Volunteer Firefighter's Death From Cancer | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits for a volunteer firefighter’s death from esophageal cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Who Fell From Ladder Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| 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. C...Read More | |||
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Restaurant Worker Fails to Prove Compensability of Foot Injury | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a restaurant worker did not prove the compensability of his foot injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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3rd-Party Defendants in Labor Law Action Get Dismissal of Contract Claims | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the third-party defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the breach of contract claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets 4% PPD Award for Injuries From Fall | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 4% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Reconsideration of Dispute on WCAB's Jurisdiction Over Athlete Claims | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court has denied rehearing of a dispute about the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's jurisdiction over claims filed by professional athletes. ...Read More | |||
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Meatpacking Worker's Degloving Qualifies as Schedule Injury | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s degloving injuries to his arm and leg were schedule injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Courier Company Will Deliver $800,000 in Restitution for Comp Fraud | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation said Trinity Couriers Inc. pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation insurance coverage and agreed to pay $800,000 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co. ...Read More | |||
