Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Worker's Claim Because Expert Opinions Present Triable Issues | 10/28/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court revived a worker’s claim, finding that the competing expert opinions presented by the parties gave rise to a triable issue that could not be resolved on summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Jury's $10 Million Award for Injured Worker | 10/28/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a jury’s award of $10 million in punitive damages for an injured worker. Case: Pet...Read More | |||
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Carrier for Last Employer to Expose Worker to Hazardous Noise Levels Must Pay Claim | 10/27/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the insurance carrier for the last employer responsible for exposing a worker to hazardous levels of noise for a period of over a year was liable for the worker’s hearing loss claim. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces 9.08% Loss Cost Decrease | 10/24/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on Thursday announced a ninth consecutive voluntary market loss cost reduction. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Arbitrator's Award of Full Holiday Pay for Injured Police Officer | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division reinstated an arbitrator’s award, finding that a correctional police officer was entitled to full holiday pay for the holidays that fell within the time she was out on workers' compensation leave. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding of Compensability for Worker's Hearing Loss | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Board’s finding that a man had suffered compensable, noise-related hearing loss. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Waives Right to Have Witness Testify About Worker's Claim | 10/21/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a carrier’s request to present the testimony of a witness who was unavailable to appear at the scheduled time. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Rejection of Injured Worker's Wrongful Termination Claim | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a jury verdict rejecting an injured worker’s claim for wrongful termination. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Cashier Proves Compensability of Knee Injury | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a grocery store cashier suffered a compensable knee injury while walking to take a break on a busy day at work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claims | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the partial summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from removing debris at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
