Workers' Compensation News
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High Court: Rehearing Not Needed to Preserve Error on Rejected Argument | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Claimants do not have to file a motion for rehearing to preserve error on an argument that the Workers' Compensation Commissioner rejects without a specific discussion, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty in Quarter-Million Dollar Fraud Case | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A former New York corrections officer pleaded guilty to making a false statement relating to healthcare matters and agreed to pay nearly a quarter of a million dollars in restitution. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Trial Judge's Determination of Carrier's Subrogation Interest | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court overturned a trial court’s determination that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier was not entitled to recover the $350,000 it paid in medical benefits for a teacher’s injuries before her death. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Holding Medical and Health Symposium in September | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation opened registration for its virtual 2026 Medical & Health Symposium being held Sept. 16-18. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Launching New Electronic Filing System | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration is launching its new CaseX electronic case filing system on Friday. The agency has p...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Labor Law Defendant's Motion for Entry of Default | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a motion by a Labor Law defendant for entry of a default judgment on its third-party claims should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Who Fell at Construction Site | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who slipped while standing on rebar was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Ankle Injury From Breaking Up Fight Between Students | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an ankle injury that occurred while breaking up a fight between two students. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Fails to Raise Genuine Issue of Material Fact | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An injured worker failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact that three disputed medical conditions were part of her compensable injury, a Texas appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Additional TTD, Fees and Penalties, but no SEBs | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits, fees and penalties, but not supplemental earnings benefits. ...Read More | |||
