Workers' Compensation News
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Forfeiture of Benefits for Prior Shoulder Injury Doesn't Bar Award for Later Shoulder Claim | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a worker’s forfeiture of benefits for a prior shoulder injury did not bar her from receiving an award after she reinjured her shoulder at work. ...Read More | |||
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Home Health Becomes Major Cost Driver for Most Severe Claims | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Home health services account for more than a quarter of medical spending on $1 million workers' compensation claims, despite representing less than 3% of typical cases, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a research brief. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Designated Doctor Audit Plan | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has adopted an audit plan that will evaluate the reasonableness and necessity of tests and referrals ordered by designated doctors who conduct impartial evaluations to help resolve disputes. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Presume TNC Drivers Are Employees | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Massachusetts lawmakers are scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that would explicitly classify those driving for transportation network companies, such as Uber and Lyft, as employees. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would End Regulatory References to CDC Guidelines | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Rules adopted by New York state agencies that reference guidelines or recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be deemed to instead refer to nationally recognized clinical practices, under a bill introduced in the Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Not Entitled to Relief From Default Judgment | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a trial justice properly denied a motion to vacate a default judgment entered against the defendant in a Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders Further Factfinding on Worker's Ability to Land Alternate Employment | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered additional proceedings on whether a worker was able to find alternate employment and on his potential wage-earning capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Statutory Fee Cap | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the constitutionality of a statutory cap on attorney fees at 15% of the compensation awarded or paid to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Writ Relief for Worker in Challenge to MMI Finding | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to writ relief directing the Industrial Commission to vacate its finding that she had reached maximum medical improvement for her physical injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Again Pushes Privatization as Budget Fix | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday pitched lawmakers on spending less for Medicaid and privatizing Pinnacol Assurance as solutions for an expected $850 million budget deficit, just as he did last year when the state was facing a $1 billion shortfall. ...Read More | |||
