Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Carrier Didn't Owe Duty to Defend Employer Against Family's Suit | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier did not have a duty to defend an employer from a lawsuit by the estate of a worker who was killed on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Reinstates BWC Employee's Disability Discrimination Claim | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court partially revived a Bureau of Workers' Compensation employee’s claim of disability discrimination against his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Offset Against Worker's TTD for Her Receipt of SSDI Benefits | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld an offset against a worker’s temporary total disability benefits based on her receipt of Social Security disability insurance benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Staffing Agency Qualifies as Citable Employer | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals reinstated a citation against a staffing agency for failing to train its workers on asbestos hazards and for failing to file a related accident-prevention program. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Challenges to Pension Reductions | 08/05/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the reduction in compensation based on the survivorship options that two permanently and totally disabled workers selected for their pensions and their receipt of Social Security benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Police Officer's Application for Duty Disability Pension | 08/05/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a pension board’s denial of a police officer’s application for a line-of-duty disability pension. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Study Finds CT Surge Defies Simple Explanation | 08/04/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute on Monday reported that the surge in cumulative trauma claims could not be attributed to commonly cited factors such as employment growth, worker tenure or multiple filings. ...Read More | |||
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CLA Holding Workers' Compensation Annual Awards Ceremony & Celebration Sept. 26 | 08/04/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Lawyers Association will host its Annual Awards Ceremony and Celebration Sept. 26 at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Defendants Violated Industrial Code but Didn't Cause Injuries | 08/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a jury verdict finding that the defendants in a Labor Law case violated two Industrial Code provisions but were not the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Worker's Total Occupational Loss | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a total occupational loss and was entitled to permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
