Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI: Claims Down, Losses Up for Private Self-Insured Employers | 06/03/2026 | |
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| Private self-insured employers reported fewer claims in 2025, but initial data shows signs of rising claim costs, the California Workers' Compensation Institute said. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Exposure to Solvent | 06/03/2026 | |
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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 claim of injury from his exposure to a chemical solvent. ...Read More | |||
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Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty in Quarter-Million Dollar Fraud Case | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former New York corrections officer pleaded guilty to making a false statement relating to healthcare matters and agreed to pay nearly a quarter of a million dollars in restitution. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Trial Judge's Determination of Carrier's Subrogation Interest | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court overturned a trial court’s determination that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier was not entitled to recover the $350,000 it paid in medical benefits for a teacher’s injuries before her death. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Labor Law Defendant's Motion for Entry of Default | 06/02/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a motion by a Labor Law defendant for entry of a default judgment on its third-party claims should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Claim Partially Revived for Worker Struck by Falling Object | 06/01/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court revived parts of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 06/01/2026 | |
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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. Ca...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Elimination of Worker's Impairment Award | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that eliminated a worker’s impairment award. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Employer's Denial of Previously Accepted Combined Condition Claim | 05/28/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld an employer’s denial of a worker’s previously accepted combined condition claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Summary Dismissal of Indemnification Claim Properly Denied | 05/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the contractual indemnification claim against it. ...Read More | |||
