Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Carrier's Conversion Claim Fails Without Adjudication of Comparative Negligence | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A workers' compensation carrier cannot pursue conversion and related claims to recover a disputed lien from an injured worker's third-party settlement before the employer's comparative negligence has been adjudicated, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Carrier Not Entitled to Reimbursement From Special Fund for Second Injuries | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to reimbursement from the Special Fund for Second Injuries for the benefits paid to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Finding That Settlement Ended Worker's Ability to Recover for Unpaid Bill | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned a determination that a worker’s settlement extinguished his ability to claim payment for an allegedly unpaid bill from one of his treatment providers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Compensability Finding for Shoulder Injury, Reopening of TTD | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the compensability of a worker’s shoulder surgery and the reopening of his temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Determination That Worker Wasn't Entitled to Enhanced Award of Benefits | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for his employer’s alleged violation of a specific safety regulation, resulting in his electric shock injury. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Awards $10.2M to Promote Workplace Safety, Health Training | 10/02/2026 | |
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| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Thursday the award of $10.2 million in grant funds to 67 organizations to support education and training focused on worker safety. ...Read More | |||
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Former Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to Five Months for Fraud | 10/01/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former San Mateo County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of workers' compensation fraud, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Share of Injuries Among New Workers Fell Below Pre-Pandemic Level by 2024 | 10/01/2026 | |
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| The share of injuries involving workers in their first few months on the job rose sharply during the pandemic before falling below its pre-pandemic level by 2024, according to a new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Finding That Shoulder Surgery Was Reasonable, Necessary Treatment | 10/01/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the finding that arthroscopic right shoulder surgery was reasonable and necessary treatment for a worker’s compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Firefighter's Disability Pension Should Have Considered Promotion | 10/01/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured firefighter’s line-of-duty disability pension should have been calculated based on his salary at the rank to which he was promoted during his recovery. ...Read More | |||
