Workers' Compensation News
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Trial Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Order Reimbursement on Employer's Lien | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In an unpublished decision handed down Monday, a California appeals court held that an employer had not perfected its lien before an injured worker settled and dismissed her case against a third party, leaving the trial court without jurisdiction to order reimbursement. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Convicts Bus Driver of Fraud | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Sacramento jury returned guilty verdicts on three counts of workers' compensation insurance fraud filed against a bus driver for the Sacramento Regional Transit District who claimed she was assaulted by a passenger, according to information provided by Intercare Holdings Insurance Services....Read More | |||
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Former Correctional Officer Convicted of Fraud | 09/29/2026 | |
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| The Monterey County District Attorney's Office announced that a former California Department of Corrections officer was convicted of workers' compensation fraud after pleading no contest to felony charges. ...Read More | |||
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No Permanent Partial Disability Award for Worker | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to a permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Expert Testimony Not Needed to Establish Truck Driver's Injury From Exposure to Exhaust Fumes | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that expert testimony was not required to establish that a truck driver suffered a compensable injury from his exposure to exhaust fumes that had accumulated in the cab of his truck. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker's Trip-and-Fall Accident | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Bring Contribution Claim Against Employer as Assignee of Settling Defendant | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured worker could not bring a contribution claim against his employer as the assignee of a defendant who had settled his claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Provide Legislative Update | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| WorkCompCentral and the Insurance Council of Texas are partnering to present a free legislative update webinar on Oct. 27. ...Read More | |||
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Golden State Remains Nation's Leader in Benefit Payments | 09/28/2026 | |
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| California retains the nation’s largest workers’ compensation system, with some 17.8 million covered jobs and $1.55 trillion in covered payroll in 2023, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute review of new data from the National Academy of Social Insurance....Read More | |||
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CAAA Sets Webinar on Second Injury Fund | 09/28/2026 | |
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| The California Applicants' Attorneys Association is holding a webinar on Friday to answer questions about the state's Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
