Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim of Back Injury | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to his back after less than a week on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Jail Employee's Civil Claims Arising from Inmate Assault | 11/18/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a jail employee’s civil claims arising from a sexual assault by an inmate should have been dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves 6.9% Rate Decrease | 11/18/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky on Monday announced the approval of a 6.9% rate decrease for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Commenters Urge DWC to Ban Outsourced Training, Tighten Voucher Rules | 11/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Schools and institutions helping retrain injured workers for new careers should be prohibited from outsourcing training to unvetted third parties, system observers said in response to rules proposed by the California Division of Workers' Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can Modify Description of Worker's Injuries, Split Liability With 2nd Insurer | 11/17/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an insurance carrier’s petitions to modify the description of a worker’s injuries were properly granted and that liability for the worker’s award was properly split between two carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Adopt Market Value for Room, Board | 11/17/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The value of room and board paid to workers as part of their wages would default to the market rate for calculating benefits under a bill moving through the New Jersey Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders Further Factfinding on Worker's Ability to Land Alternate Employment | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered additional proceedings on whether a worker was able to find alternate employment and on his potential wage-earning capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Statutory Fee Cap | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the constitutionality of a statutory cap on attorney fees at 15% of the compensation awarded or paid to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Writ Relief for Worker in Challenge to MMI Finding | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to writ relief directing the Industrial Commission to vacate its finding that she had reached maximum medical improvement for her physical injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Shuts Down School Custodian's COVID Claim | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a school custodian was exposed to an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 in his workplace. ...Read More | |||
