Workers' Compensation News
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Commissioner Approves 6.6% Rate Hike | 07/13/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday approved a 6.6% rate hike. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Surgical Referral, Closure of TTD | 07/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a referral to a neurosurgeon and the closure of a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker's Labor Law Claim | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment in his Labor Law action for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder, and that the defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing his claims. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim for Excavator Injuries | 07/09/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional injuries from being struck by an excavator. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says ICAO Can't Extend 60-Day Time Frame for Issuing Orders | 07/09/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that once the Industrial Claim Appeals Office receives the certified record in a workers’ compensation benefits appeal, it cannot extend the 60-day time frame for issuing an order. ...Read More | |||
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Carpenter Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 07/07/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a carpenter should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
