Workers' Compensation News
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Court Finds Reinsurer Entitled to COLA Reimbursement | 02/03/2026 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed a Department of Industrial Accidents Reviewing Board decision holding that a reinsurer was not entitled to reimbursement from the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund for cost-of-living adjustments paid to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Application for Reconsideration | 02/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. Case: M...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces CIGA Appointments | 02/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday announced the appointments of Stephanie Chan and Timothy Hyman to represent insurers on the board of governors for the California Insurance Guarantee Association. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claim for Aggravation Injuries | 01/30/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for an employer on a worker’s claim for benefits for an aggravation of his preexisting shoulder conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Defendant's Claim of Alter Ego Status for Worker's Employer | 01/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court rejected a defendant’s claim that it was an alter ego of an allegedly injured worker’s employer and allowed the worker to proceed with his suit against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Firefighter's Bad Faith Claims | 01/29/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court in an unpublished decision upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Colorado volunteer firefighter’s bad faith actions against the administrators who handled his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Employer's Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment Properly Denied as Untimely | 01/29/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an employer’s motion to set aside a default judgment as untimely. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker's Injuries Didn't Occur While Engaged in Covered Activity | 01/28/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a claim by an ironworker's foreman was properly dismissed because the work he was doing when injured was not covered by the Labor Law. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Application for Reconsideration | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that denied a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Wage Rate Calculation | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s wage rate based on his average hours of work per month over the six months preceding his injury. ...Read More | |||
