Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds PPD Award for Worker's Knee Injury | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker’s knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Allows State to Proceed With Disability Discrimination Case Against Grimmway Farms | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court in Sacramento ruled that the California Civil Rights Department can proceed with its disability discrimination suit against Grimmway Farms. ...Read More | |||
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Circuit Court Lacks Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Worker's Appeal | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court said a circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a worker’s appeal from an adverse decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Combined Ratio Climbs Past Pre-Reform Highs | 10/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's combined loss and expense ratio for 2024 was higher than it has been in more than 20 years as a result of higher claim frequency and expenses and modest changes in earned premiums, according to the latest quarterly experience report by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rati...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Applying Exclusivity to Shovel Attack on Worker | 10/10/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court has ordered publication of its decision that found exclusivity shielded an employer from liability for injuries that a worker suffered in an attack by the owner’s mentally ill son. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Labor Law Defendants Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Claim | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for the defendants in a Labor Law claim. Case: Barron v. City of New Y...Read More | |||
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Court: WCAB Lacks Jurisdiction Over Former NFL Player's Claim Against Falcons | 10/08/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's contention that it has jurisdiction over all claims filed by athletes who signed at least one contract in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Calculation of Worker's AWW, Reinstates Award of Penalties, Fees | 10/07/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s calculation of an injured mover’s average weekly wage and reinstated his award of penalties and fees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of PD Claim for Worker With Long History of Health Issues | 10/06/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a permanent disability claim by a worker with a long history of health issues predating his employment. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Must Revisit Adult Daughter's Dependency on Worker | 10/06/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court granted partial writ relief to a worker’s adult daughter, ordering the Industrial Commission to consider whether she was dependent on him for support. ...Read More | |||
