Workers' Compensation News
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Jones Act Precludes Claim for Loss of Consortium | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A California appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's decision sustaining a demurrer and finding that loss of consortium claims are not available under general maritime law or the Jones Act. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owners Accused of Claim Denial Scheme, Premium Fraud | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owners and managers of a construction business were recently arraigned on multiple felony charges of workers' compensation premium fraud and payroll tax fraud in connection with a scheme to deny an injured worker's claim, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office announced....Read More | |||
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Claims Administrator Can Recover Overpayment of TTD Benefits | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a claims administrator could recover an overpayment of benefits to a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Assert Viable Claim of Intentional Act by Statutory Employer | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s civil suit was not viable because he failed to assert an intentional act by the defendant, and the defendant qualified as his statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Revives Injured Worker's Disability Discrimination Claim | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s claim of disability discrimination based on his employer’s failure to offer him a light-duty position following his clearance to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Gets Dollar-for-Dollar Credit for Overpayment of Wages in Lieu of Benefits | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a dollar-for-dollar credit to a carrier for wages paid in lieu of benefits that resulted in an overpayment to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Overhaul UR Requirements | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that took effect immediately and created new requirements for utilization review as well as for medical examinations used to determine the necessity of workers' compensation treatment requests. ...Read More | |||
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Respiratory Therapist Gets PTD Award | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a respiratory therapist. Case: State ex rel. S...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Worker's Civil Claims for Heat-Related Injuries | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer, its principal and a supervisory employee for his heat-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Entitled to Expand Claim | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions. Case: ...Read More | |||
