Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fails to Establish Discrimination, Retaliation for FEHA Claim | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court, in an unpublished decision, affirmed a trial court's finding that a worker fired after a prolonged absence failed to carry her burden of establishing a triable issue of material fact in support of her discrimination and retaliation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Summit Announces Expansion in Northeast | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers' compensation insurance services provider Summit announced the expansion of its coverage into Delaware and Pennsylvania. The Lakel...Read More | |||
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Firefighter's Claim for Hearing Loss Denied as Untimely | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a firefighter’s claim for benefits for his hearing loss was time-barred. Case: Dunn v. Jef...Read More | |||
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Worker Hit by Tree Limb Gets No Benefits for Damaged Teeth | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of benefits for damage to a worker’s lower teeth. Case: Peed v. Essenti...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Claims Against Property Owner for Worker's Death | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated the claims against a property owner for a worker’s death from a falling beam. Case: Chiri...Read More | |||
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Court Errs in Dismissing Interlocutory Appeal Challenging Commission's Jurisdiction | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a circuit court erred in dismissing an interlocutory appeal from a Workers’ Compensation Commission decision. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Mandatory Registration for Staffing Companies | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Staffing agencies in California would be required to provide proof of workers' compensation coverage as part of a mandatory registration process under a recently introduced bill. ...Read More | |||
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No Error, Abuse of Discretion in PTD Award | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court held that a staff hearing officer did not err or abuse discretion in awarding permanent total disability benefits to a truck driver. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owners' Association Not Entitled to Dismissal of Injured Worker's Civil Suit | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a property owners’ association was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s civil claim for injuries he sustained while working on the property. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Intentional Stairway Spill | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Arizona appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his fall was intentional and that he had not suffered an injury by accident. ...Read More | |||
