Workers' Compensation News
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Court Vacates 0% PPD Award Due to Insufficient Analysis by Board | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals vacated an award of 0% permanent partial disability to a longtime mine worker, finding the Board of Review failed to adequately consider and analyze the evidence in the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Hearing Loss Award From Worker's Previous Employer | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s hearing loss from the employer prior to his current one. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Nonfatal Work Injuries, Illnesses Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024 | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that the number of nonfatal work injuries and illnesses returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Injured Worker Wasn't Wrongfully Terminated or Denied Due Process | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker was not wrongfully terminated and that she had not been denied due process. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Claims Against Property Owner for Worker's Death | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated the claims against a property owner for a worker’s death from a falling beam. Case: Chiri...Read More | |||
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Court Errs in Dismissing Interlocutory Appeal Challenging Commission's Jurisdiction | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a circuit court erred in dismissing an interlocutory appeal from a Workers’ Compensation Commission decision. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Intentional Stairway Spill | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Arizona appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his fall was intentional and that he had not suffered an injury by accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Vacates Calculation of Worker's AWW | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals vacated the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wage. Case: Hargon v. Industria...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meeting Feb. 18 | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation will discuss the final report on paying benefits with prepaid cards during a Feb. 18 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Nurse's Back Injury | 02/09/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a nurse for her back injury. Case: HCR Manor Care ...Read More | |||
