Workers' Compensation News
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Court Rules Petition for Leave to File Late Claim Notice Was Properly Denied | 10/09/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer’s petition for leave to file a late notice of claim was properly denied. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Compensability Finding Not Against Manifest Weight of Evidence | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a university employee for a shoulder injury. Case: University of Illino...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Dental Benefits | 10/09/2026 | |
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| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s benefits claim for damage to his lower teeth after he was struck in the head by a falling tree limb. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Finding Prejudice in Pension Disability Claim | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court has published its ruling holding that two Marion police pension board members' statements about a former officer showed that they had prejudged his disability claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Exclusivity Supports Dismissal of Civil Suit Against Assisted Living Facility | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against the assisted living facility where she worked and its partial owner. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Claim Denial, Finds Truck Driver Not Independent Contractor as Matter of Law | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court overturned the denial of an injured truck driver’s claim for benefits, finding he was not an independent contractor as a matter of law. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Finding that Employer Wrongfully Refused to Rehire Worker | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that an employee making a wrongful refusal to rehire claim must make an initial showing that he was injured in the course of his employment and the employer refused to rehire him. ...Read More | |||
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CAAA Opens Registration for 2027 Winter Convention | 10/07/2026 | |
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| The California Applicants' Attorneys Association opened registration for its 2027 Winter Convention, scheduled for Jan. 21-24 in Rancho Mirage. ...Read More | |||
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Compensability Determination Not Against Weight of Evidence Despite Alleged Safety Violation | 10/07/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits for a production worker’s injury from a fall while wearing sandals to walk to an employee break room to charge his phone. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Payroll Tax Fraud Conviction | 10/07/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld a business owner's conviction for payroll tax fraud. Case: U.S. v. Cole, No. 26-473, 09/30/2026...Read More | |||
