Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 12/12/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Decision Expanding Worker's Claim, Authorizing More Treatment | 12/12/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a Board of Review decision that expanded a worker’s claim and authorized additional treatment, holding that it failed to address a doctor's report finding the treatment unnecessary. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim for Injuries From Being Punched by Patient | 12/12/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for injuries from being punched in the jaw. Case: Zawa...Read More | |||
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Carrier Must Pay Bill for Worker's Knee Surgery | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an order from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission ordering a carrier to pay the full amount billed by a treatment provider for an injured worker’s knee surgery. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Fined $128,345 for Repeated Violations | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a contractor $128,345 for numerous violations, including repeated violations of fall protection standards. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Faces $20,522 in Penalties for Worker's Death | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an engineering and construction firm in Georgia $20,522 after an investigation into a worker's death. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hit by Falling Concrete Block Can Expand Claim to Include Neck Injury | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include a neck injury from an accident where he was struck on the head by a falling concrete block. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes $986,888 in Fines for Transformer Manufacturer | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Idaho transformer manufacturer is facing nearly $1 million in penalties for allegedly not correcting hazards identified by federal inspectors. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Falling While Walking to Car | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker who was injured by falling while walking to her car, despite her inconsistent explanations. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries from a falling object and ordered that summary judgment be granted in his favor. ...Read More | |||
