Workers' Compensation News
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Court Publishes Decision on Calculating Wages Upon Return to Full-Time Work | 01/08/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals published a decision setting aside an award that was based on a wage calculation that failed to account for what the injured worker was reasonably capable of earning. ...Read More | |||
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Corporate Officer Not Subject to Statutory Cap on Damages for Work-Related Injuries | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a corporate officer of a single-member corporation who rejects workers’ compensation insurance coverage is subject to a statutory damages cap if he is a “principal party” to the agreement for services. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can Rescind Acceptance of Claim After Learning Worker Lied About Accident | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the ability of an insurance carrier to rescind its acceptance of a worker’s claim and deny liability after discovering he had failed to disclose he had fallen off the roof of his home on the same day he allegedly suffered an injury at work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Loses Claims Against Counsel for Widow Who Fraudulently Sought LHWCA Benefits | 01/05/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of an insurance carrier’s claims against an attorney and his firm for representing a widow who fraudulently sought benefits under the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Companies Face More Than $300,000 in Proposed Fines for Excavation Hazards | 01/05/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said two construction companies face more than $300,000 in combined fines for allegedly exposing a crew of concrete workers to life-threatening cave-ins and excavation hazards and ignoring an order to stop work at the site. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revies Worker's Labor Law Claim for Trip and Fall | 01/05/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from tripping over asphalt debris at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
