Workers' Compensation News
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Fraud, Unfair Competition Claims Not Sufficient to Escape Exclusivity | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court ruled that workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for an injured worker's claim that a third-party administrator, claims handler and a doctor conspired to improperly characterize the nature of her injuries and need for ongoing treatment or work accommodat...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Removes Filing Deadline, Prohibited Conditions From Amended SIBTF Bill | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker pared back proposed reforms to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, removing provisions that would establish filing deadlines and prohibit the consideration of certain conditions in eligibility decisions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With Electrical Burns, Amputated Toe Gets 37% PPD Award | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 37% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s electric shock injuries resulting in burns to roughly 3.5% of his body and the amputation of his big toe. ...Read More | |||
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Alleged Alter Ego of Worker's Employer Fails to Prove Exclusivity Defense | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity did not shield a company as a matter of law without a showing that it was the alter ego of the worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Board Properly Reduces Benefits for Worker Capable of Returning to Job Market | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the reduction of a worker’s benefits for her injuries from a fall based on the evidence that she was physically capable of returning to work and that jobs were available to her. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Board Applied Incorrect Standard to Deny Worker's PPD Claim | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals said the Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong standard to deny a worker permanent partial disability benefits at claim closure. ...Read More | |||
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Former SCIF President Ken Bollier Dies at 87 | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ken Bollier, a former president of the State Compensation Insurance Fund in California, died at the age of 87. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Subrogation Rights Extend to Derivative Third-Party Recoveries | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday held that employers are generally entitled to a lien on the net amount of third-party settlement proceeds deriving from a compensable occupational disease, even if most of the settlements were based on nonoccupational exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Arbitrator Will Decide Whether Employer Must Mediate Injured Worker's Claims | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a dispute over whether a nonsubscribing employer and an injured employee had to engage in mediation must first be resolved by an arbitrator. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PPD Award, Reverses Order for Providers to Receive Direct Payment | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits, but it reversed an award of fees and the directive for the employer to pay his medical providers. ...Read More | |||
