Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Increase in Worker's PPD Award | 08/18/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for injuries to his pelvis. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Increase in Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Award | 08/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a mine worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis award. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court: Summary Judgment Appropriate on Prison Worker's Use of Force Claim for Training Injury | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appeals court ruled that a prison worker in Michigan was not seized under the Fourth Amendment and could not proceed with her excessive force claim against colleagues for injuries sustained during a hostage-training exercise. ...Read More | |||
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Claims Administrator Can Recover Overpayment of TTD Benefits | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a claims administrator could recover an overpayment of benefits to a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Gets Dollar-for-Dollar Credit for Overpayment of Wages in Lieu of Benefits | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a dollar-for-dollar credit to a carrier for wages paid in lieu of benefits that resulted in an overpayment to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Worker's Civil Claims for Heat-Related Injuries | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer, its principal and a supervisory employee for his heat-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Entitled to Expand Claim | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim, Dismisses Claims Against Employer | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law action and ruled that his employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and contribution claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Expand Provider Options Under FECA | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill that would allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to certify injuries and oversee treatment of injured federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Judge's Determination of $0 Subrogation Lien | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s determination that an employer’s lien against a worker’s proposed settlement was $0. ...Read More | |||
