Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Claim Denial Founded on Erroneous Legal Theory | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim because the denial was premised on an erroneous legal theory. ...Read More | |||
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Changes in Worker's Account of Accident Don't Warrant Denial of Summary Judgment | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Closure of Worker's TTD | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a decision that closed a worker’s entitlement to temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Homeowner | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court in a non-precedential decision reinstated an injured worker’s civil suit against a homeowner who had hired an unlicensed contractor to paint her home. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Calculation of TTD Owed for Worker's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of temporary total disability benefits owed to a worker for his carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Fraudsters Snared in Latest Medicare Bust | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A key figure in what California officials once called the largest workers' compensation fraud scheme in state history has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a new $270 million Medicaid scam, landing him squarely in the crosshairs of a record-setting $6.5 billion nationwide federal healthcare fra...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Should've Been Denied Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for an alleged trip-and-fall accident should not have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds TTD for Worker Knocked From Ladder by Falling Object | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of additional temporary total disability benefits for a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Sends Debit Card Bill to Senate Floor | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee forwarded to the full chamber a bill that would permanently allow employers to pay indemnity benefits with prepaid debit cards. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Line-of-Duty Compensation to Firefighter's Widow | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter’s widow was not entitled to line-of-duty compensation even though his death was deemed compensable. ...Read More | |||
