Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Application for Reconsideration | 01/26/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board denying a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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City Attorney Announces $4.5M Misclassification Settlement | 01/22/2026 | |
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| San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a $4.5 million settlement with gig staffing company WorkWhile that requires the company to pay restitution to thousands of delivery drivers in California. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Didn't Make Valid Assignment of Claim | 01/22/2026 | |
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| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s determination that an injured worker’s assignment of his claim was invalid. Cas...Read More | |||
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Crane Operator's Award Set Aside Due to Deficiencies in Judgment Order | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court vacated an award of damages to a crane operator due to procedural errors and deficiencies in the trial court’s judgments. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Worker's Slip-and-Fall Claim | 01/20/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker who slipped and fell in a dimly lit room. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Denial of Authorization for Surgery | 01/16/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of authorization for a worker’s shoulder surgery, finding the Board of Review failed to weigh the relevance, credibility, materiality or reliability of the evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Fee Award | 01/16/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned an award of fees to an injured worker, finding the Workers’ Compensation Board did not adequately explain its reduction from the requested sum of $27,454.80 to $7,000. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Labor Law Claim for Worker Allegedly Hit by Falling Object | 01/14/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim over being struck by a falling object. Case: Gua...Read More | |||
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Conclusory Statements About Misclassification, Negligence Don't Defeat Summary Judgment | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A wife's conclusory statements that a trucking firm caused her husband's death from COVID-19, that he was not an independent contractor and that the trial court used the wrong test for employee status were not sufficient to defeat summary judgment dismissing a wrongful death cla...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Punitive Damages Over Underreported Payroll | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a circuit ruling holding that Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Co. failed to prove it was entitled to punitive damages from an employer that underreported payroll. ...Read More | |||
