Workers' Compensation News
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WCAB Rescinds OSAs for Due Process Violations, Disqualifies Judge for Appearance of Bias | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision that rescinded two dozen orders suspending action on settlements that it said were issued in ways that violated the parties' due process rights. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Calculation of TTD Owed for Worker's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of temporary total disability benefits owed to a worker for his carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Automobile Insurance Provider Gets Offset for Worker's Recover from At-Fault Motorist's Carrier | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an automobile insurance provider was entitled to an offset for an injured worker’s recovery from the at-fault motorist’s insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Train Conductor Denied Benefits for Psychological Injury Following Death of Passenger | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a train conductor for his claimed psychological injury arising from the death of a passenger who had fallen between two cars. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Correction Officer's PTSD from Witnessing Death of Incarcerated Individual | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a correction officer who witnessed the death of an incarcerated individual whom she had known previously. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Fraudsters Snared in Latest Medicare Bust | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A key figure in what California officials once called the largest workers' compensation fraud scheme in state history has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a new $270 million Medicaid scam, landing him squarely in the crosshairs of a record-setting $6.5 billion nationwide federal healthcare fra...Read More | |||
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Repeated Complaints of Fraud Lead to Contractor's Suspension | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Department of Labor & Industries suspended a contractor's registration after dozens of customer complaints, a court decision and an investigation revealed more than $1 in fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Granted to Worker, Third-Party Defendant | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder and that the third-party defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the indemnification claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Should've Been Denied Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for an alleged trip-and-fall accident should not have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Line-of-Duty Compensation Denied to Second Widow of Firefighter | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter’s widow was not entitled to line-of-duty compensation for his death, even though his death was deemed compensable. ...Read More | |||
