Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim for TTD | 01/05/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits after a doctor opined that he had reached maximum medical improvement and was capable of returning to work. ...Read More | |||
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Charged Rates Stabilize, No Hike Following Advisory Rate Increase | 01/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The average rate charged for workers' compensation coverage in California stabilized during the first nine months of 2025, with no evidence of an immediate cost increase following the first rate hike in a decade, according to the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Worker's Inhalation Injury | 01/02/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a healthcare worker’s inhalation injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Worker's Challenge to Denial of Petition for Alternate Care | 12/31/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s failure to petition for judicial review meant a district court lacked jurisdiction to hear her challenges to a denial of alternate medical care. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claims Against Owner of Single-Family Dwelling | 12/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claims against the owner of a single-family dwelling. Case: Sanchez v...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Nurse's Ankle Injury | 12/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a nurse who injured her ankle as she hurried to a rapid response call across an uneven floor. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Refinery Owner Entitled to Mandamus Relief Dismissing Worker's Claims for Injury | 12/29/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a refinery owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims over injuries from exposure to toxic fumes. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Labor Law Ruling | 12/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Retaliation Claim | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of retaliation, finding that his employer had a legitimate reason for terminating him after he allegedly was injured on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Dismissal of LHWCA Claim | 12/23/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a longshoreman’s claims for his injuries from a fall from a ladder leading to a ship’s cargo hold. ...Read More | |||
