Workers' Compensation News
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Court Denies Employer Relief From Default Judgment on Unpaid Premiums | 10/26/2026 | |
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| A California appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from its default judgment against him for failing to pay his workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Denying Employer Reimbursement From Worker | 10/23/2026 | |
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| A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision finding that a trial judge could not order an injured worker to reimburse her employer, since the employer did not perfect its lien before she negotiated a settlement and dismissed her case against a third-party tortfe...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Retaliation Complaint Against Amazon, Grants Leave to Amend | 10/22/2026 | |
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| A federal court in California dismissed a retaliation complaint that a worker filed against Amazon, saying it was sparsely detailed, hard to follow and failed to adequately allege the requisite elements of his various claims. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces 3.99% Loss Cost Reduction | 10/22/2026 | |
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| The Delaware Department of Insurance announced an average 3.99% loss cost reduction, effective Dec. 1. The department also announced that th...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Decision Vacating Worker's Pretextual Termination Win | 10/27/2026 | |
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| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a trial judge’s decision to vacate a finding that the termination of an injured worker was for pretextual reasons. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Sets Hearing on Rules for Enterprise-Wide, Egregious Violations | 10/21/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is holding a hearing Dec. 3 to take testimony on proposed rules that would implement Labor Code changes creating penalties for "enterprise-wide" and "egregious" violations. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Increase in Worker's Permanent Impairment | 10/20/2026 | |
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| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a 24% increase in a worker’s permanent impairment from the second of two back injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Firefighter Fails to Prove Entitlement to PTD for Asthma | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Court of Appeals of the State of Nevada affirmed a decision finding that a firefighter failed to establish that a restriction on fire suppression duties alone rendered him totally incapable of working in the role. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Cites Two Employers $212,500 for Fatal Tunnel Collapse | 10/16/2026 | |
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| A tunnel collapse near Knights Ferry that left one worker dead and another seriously injured resulted in $212,500 in penalties against two companies, according to the state workplace safety agency Cal/OSHA. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Janitor's Repetitive Trauma Injury Claim | 10/16/2026 | |
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| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a janitor’s repetitive trauma injury claim. Case: Bowden v. IWCC, No...Read More | |||
