Workers' Compensation News
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Fraud Conviction Leads to $132,023 Restitution Order | 12/16/2025 | |
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| A California man convicted of workers' compensation fraud was ordered to pay $132,023 in restitution, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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County Solely Liable for Off-Duty Officer's Injuries on Traffic Assignment | 12/16/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A divided North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an off-duty officer was not jointly employed by the county and the construction company that contracted with the sheriff’s department to secure officers for traffic control services. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Firefighter's Claim Shouldn't Have Been Closed Before MMI | 12/16/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that an injured firefighter’s claim for benefits should not have been closed before he had fully recovered from the conditions that were newly added to his case. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Injured in Trench Collapse Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment | 12/16/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a trench collapse. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Worker's Civil Claims for Injuries From Attack by Customer | 12/16/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that exclusivity barred the entirety of a worker’s civil claims against her employer for her injuries from being attacked by a disgruntled customer. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Corrections Worker Agrees to Pay $40,000 in Restitution | 12/16/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A former corrections worker agreed to plead guilty to one count of workers' compensation fraud and to pay $40,000 in restitution, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes Proposed Expansion of Permanent Total Disability | 12/16/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have amended the definition of permanent total disability, arguing that the measure would have created an unfunded liability of at least $800 million. ...Read More | |||
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Legislators Seek to Block ABC Rule Amendments | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two New Jersey Republican lawmakers are trying to block rules that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development proposed to clarify its interpretation of the ABC test of employment. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Declines to Hear Challenge in Case Involving Benefits for Undocumented Workers | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michigan's Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision Friday, denied an application to review an appellate court decision dismissing a constitutional challenge to the law used to withhold indemnity benefits from undocumented workers who used fraudulent documents to secure a job. ...Read More | |||
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SIF Assessment to Increase Again in 2026 | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that the total Second Injury Fund assessment will increase again next year. The total ass...Read More | |||
