Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulator | 04/29/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a decision of the Board of Review finding that a worker was entitled to a neuromuscular electrical stimulator for her back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Determining Responsibility for Concealed Hazard Not Suited for Summary Judgment | 04/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Whether a subcontractor hired to line a pit with concrete was responsible for assessing the safety of the excavation work performed by the hiring party is a question of fact that precludes summary judgment, a California appeals court ruled in an unpublished decision. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim, TTD Award | 04/28/2026 | |
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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 conditions and an award of temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Airport Firefighter Presumption Bill | 04/27/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California Senate committee passed a bill that would eliminate an "outdated" requirement that airport firefighters complete a state-mandated training program to be covered by workers' compensation presumptions. ...Read More | |||
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Committees Pass Medical Treatment Leave, Staffing Agency Bills | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A pair of California legislative committees passed bills that would require employers to allow workers to schedule treatment for industrial injuries during the workday, and require staffing agencies to provide proof of workers' compensation as part of a new registration process. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes SIBTF Bill Amid Competing Reform Proposal | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to overhaul the state's second-injury fund, opting to move a measure the governor has already vetoed as a counterweight to reforms the administration is pursuing through a budget trailer bill. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Summary Dismissal of Construction Worker's Claim | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from falling into a trench. Cas...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim and to receive additional treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Board Applied Incorrect Standard to Deny Worker's PPD Claim | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals said the Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong standard to deny a worker permanent partial disability benefits at claim closure. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PPD Award, Reverses Order for Providers to Receive Direct Payment | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits, but it reversed an award of fees and the directive for the employer to pay his medical providers. ...Read More | |||
