Workers' Compensation News
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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 Vendor | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Supreme Court Says Worker Waited Too Long to Renew Judgment Against Former Attorney | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker’s judgment against her former attorney expired before she filed a motion to renew it in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claims | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claims. Case: Ramo...Read More | |||
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Carrier Waives Defenses to Claim by Failing to Timely Serve Prehearing Statement | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier waived its defenses to a worker’s claim by failing to timely serve his attorney with its prehearing statement. ...Read More | |||
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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 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | |||
