Workers' Compensation News
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WCAB: Deductions for Attorney Fees End When Award Is Satisfied | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board held in a significant panel decision that deductions from an applicant's permanent and total disability benefits were limited under the terms of the award to the amount of the approved attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Punitive Damages Over Underreported Payroll | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a circuit ruling holding that Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Co. failed to prove it was entitled to punitive damages from an employer that underreported payroll. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Penalty Award, Finds No Evidence That Claim Closure Was 'Unreasonable' | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals said there was no evidence to support a finding that a carrier's interpretation of a doctor's ambiguous statement about an injured worker's condition was unreasonable. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Announces COLA for 2026 | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Injured workers receiving permanent total disability benefits, and dependents receiving survivor’s benefits, should receive a 2.3% increase in their monthly benefit rate this month, the Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Doesn't Err in Modifying Impairment Rating | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals held that the commissioner did not apply prohibited expertise by modifying an expert's impairment rating to conform with case law and rating guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Summary Dismissal of Exemplary Damages Claim for Grain Bin Worker's Death | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a claim for exemplary damages against an employer for a worker’s fatal grain bin accident. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Make Employers Liable for Treating Undocumented Workers' Injuries | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida employers could lose their business license if they shift the costs of treating undocumented workers' occupational injuries to workers' compensation carriers or public health programs such as Medicare or Medicaid, under bills introduced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Compensability of Worker's Motorcycle Accident | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker’s injuries from a motorcycle accident while he was on a personal errand were not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Repeals Expired, Invalid Rules | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation repealed rules that have expired or that it says are no longer valid. The division repe...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Knee Injury | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury. Case: Underwo...Read More | |||
