Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Aggravation Injury | 10/30/2025 | |
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| The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for an alleged aggravation injury. Case: Benally v. Sa...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers From Heat | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued what it said is one of its latest advisories to remind employers about protecting workers from heat as high temperatures hit the southern part of the state. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Expansion of Injured Firefighter's Claim | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of an injured firefighter’s claim. Case: City of Wheeli...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Struck by Falling Concrete Should Have Gotten Summary Judgment | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by falling concrete. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Claim Because Expert Opinions Present Triable Issues | 10/28/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court revived a worker’s claim, finding that the competing expert opinions presented by the parties gave rise to a triable issue that could not be resolved on summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Jury's $10 Million Award for Injured Worker | 10/28/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a jury’s award of $10 million in punitive damages for an injured worker. Case: Pet...Read More | |||
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Carrier for Last Employer to Expose Worker to Hazardous Noise Levels Must Pay Claim | 10/27/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the insurance carrier for the last employer responsible for exposing a worker to hazardous levels of noise for a period of over a year was liable for the worker’s hearing loss claim. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces 9.08% Loss Cost Decrease | 10/24/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on Thursday announced a ninth consecutive voluntary market loss cost reduction. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Arbitrator's Award of Full Holiday Pay for Injured Police Officer | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division reinstated an arbitrator’s award, finding that a correctional police officer was entitled to full holiday pay for the holidays that fell within the time she was out on workers' compensation leave. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding of Compensability for Worker's Hearing Loss | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Board’s finding that a man had suffered compensable, noise-related hearing loss. ...Read More | |||
