Workers' Compensation News
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Court Affirms Prejudgment Interest Nearly Double Amount of Unpaid Premiums | 11/09/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court affirmed a prejudgment interest award of more than $907,000 six months after upholding a trial judge's entry of a judgment notwithstanding a jury's verdict finding that State Compensation Insurance Fund was entitled to more than half a million in premium from an...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Plans Bill to Increase Minimum Weekly Benefit to $200 | 11/09/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A Pennsylvania lawmaker announced plans to introduce legislation that would increase the minimum weekly workers' compensation payment to $200 from $100 for certain workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Voids Automobile Insurance Policy's Comp Reduction Provision | 11/09/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the workers’ compensation reduction provision in an automobile insurance policy was void as against public policy. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of School Employee's Claim | 11/09/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a school employee’s claim for benefits arising from two alleged incidents. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Not Warranted on Worker's Claim for Slip and Fall | 11/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for an alleged slip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for 34th Annual DWC Educational Conference | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Registration for the California Division of Workers' Compensation's 34th annual Educational Conference, set for March, is now open. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court: Heart Disease Presumption Covers Atrial Fibrillation | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a high-profile case, a Florida appellate court applied a recent ruling that conditions disrupting electrical functions of the heart are covered by the state's heart disease presumption for firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Worker's TTD for Back Injury | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker had reached maximum medical improvement for a back injury and that he was no longer entitled to temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Establishes Intoxication Defense to Worker's Claim | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his employer established that he was intoxicated at the time of his injury and that his intoxication was the cause of his injury. ...Read More | |||
