Workers' Compensation News
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Orange County Judge Pleads Guilty to Defrauding SIBTF | 01/08/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to a felony mail fraud charge for knowingly paying a provider suspended from California's workers' compensation system to write medical-legal reports connected to claims involving the Subsequent Injurie...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Award Closing Claim Without Permanent Impairment | 01/08/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge's award closing a claim with no permanent impairment was supported by reasonable evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision on Calculating Wages Upon Return to Full-Time Work | 01/08/2026 | |
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| The Arizona Court of Appeals published a decision setting aside an award that was based on a wage calculation that failed to account for what the injured worker was reasonably capable of earning. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Reimbursement Increases Match IRS Hike | 01/08/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Internal Revenue Service increased the standard mileage reimbursement rate to 72.5 cents per mile, increasing the amount employers in some states must reimburse injured workers for medical travel. ...Read More | |||
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Corporate Officer Not Subject to Statutory Cap on Damages for Work-Related Injuries | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a corporate officer of a single-member corporation who rejects workers’ compensation insurance coverage is subject to a statutory damages cap if he is a “principal party” to the agreement for services. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can Rescind Acceptance of Claim After Learning Worker Lied About Accident | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the ability of an insurance carrier to rescind its acceptance of a worker’s claim and deny liability after discovering he had failed to disclose he had fallen off the roof of his home on the same day he allegedly suffered an injury at work. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Cap on Fee Awards Doesn't Violate Separation-of-Powers Doctrine | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory cap on fee awards does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine. Case:...Read More | |||
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Paramedic Proves Compensable Injuries to Back, Shoulders | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a paramedic suffered a compensable injury and that the record supported a compensable diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Former SF Official Sentenced to Three Years for Fraud Scheme | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former City of San Francisco employee was sentenced to three years in state prison for defrauding the city out of more than $627,000, the District Attorney's Office announced. ...Read More | |||
