Workers' Compensation News
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Proposed Deposition Fees Draw Objections From Management, Worker Advocates | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's proposed rules for attorney deposition fees have managed to draw objections from both sides of the workers' compensation system, with employers saying the proposed payments are too generous and vulnerable to abuse, and applicants' attorneys saying they are too meager and ...Read More | |||
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Governor Issues Workers' Comp Reappointments | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Andy Beshear issued several reappointments to oversee the administration of workers' compensation law in Kentucky. Beshear reappointe...Read More | |||
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Court: Board Didn't Act Arbitrarily in Denying Worker's Bid for Reconsideration | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not arbitrarily deny a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Applies Wrong Standard of Review to Reverse Board Decision | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge applied the wrong standard of review in reversing a decision by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Appellate Division. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Appeal | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s appeal of her rejected claim because she failed to perfect it before the statutory deadline. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Carpal, Cubital Tunnel | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Establishes Negligence Claim Against Nonsubscribing Employer | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court ruled that a worker established a negligence claim against her nonsubscribing employer, though the jury’s award of future medical expenses was excessive. ...Read More | |||
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Maximum Benefit Increases 3.93% Jan. 1 | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission announced that maximum temporary total disability and permanent total disability benefits are increasing by 3.93%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC Arbitrators Switching Dockets | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced that arbitrators Daniel Swanson and Magda Derisma-Oyewole will switch dockets, effective Dec. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Kids' Chance Announces Mentoring Partnership | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kids’ Chance of America and Workers’ Compensation, Risk Management, Managed Care & Claims have announced a new partnership to help students whose parents have been seriously injured or killed on the job. ...Read More | |||
