Workers' Compensation News
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CHSWC Meeting Feb. 18 | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation will discuss the final report on paying benefits with prepaid cards during a Feb. 18 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Nixes Negligence Claim for Lack of Actual Knowledge | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a $2.84 million jury verdict in a gross negligence case, finding that although supervisors knew the general hazards of surface mining, there was no evidence they had actual knowledge of the specific peril that led to Michael L. Griffith's death. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Appear at Hearing Justified Denial of Her Motion to Reopen | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s motion to reopen her claim, filed more than a year after her claim was denied due to her failure to appear at a scheduled hearing before an administrative judge. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Award of Line of Duty Disability Benefits for Deputy's Death | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A divided Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld an award of line of duty death benefits to the widow of a deputy sheriff who died from a heart condition. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker who Fell While Using Makeshift Path to Employee Parking Lot | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of benefits to a worker injured while traversing a makeshift path to the employee parking lot instead of using the paved sidewalk provided by his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Waited Too Long to Request Hearing on Long COVID Claim | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s request for a hearing on the denial of her untimely claim for long COVID. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says AWCA Doesn't Bar Worker from Changing Doctors More Than Once | 02/09/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act does not bar a worker from receiving more than one change of treating physician per claim. ...Read More | |||
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Barge Owner Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's LHWCA Claim | 02/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer, which was also the owner of a barge being used at a job site, was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an employee’s Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Challenge Dismissal of His Employer as Intervenor in His Tort Action | 02/09/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his employer as an intervenor in his tort action was rendered moot by the dismissal of the tort action. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Nurse's Back Injury | 02/09/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a nurse for her back injury. Case: HCR Manor Care ...Read More | |||
