Workers' Compensation News
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Court Excuses Employer's Late Filing of Answer | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer’s late filing of an answer to a worker’s claim petition was properly excused. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates OSHA Citations on Staffing Companies | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals reinstated citations issued against two temporary staffing agencies for failing to provide their employees with training relating to hazards on the jobsites of their “host employers.” ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Civil Suit Against Employer, Revives Claims Against Related Entity | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer but revived his claims against a related entity whose workers’ compensation carrier had paid benefits to him. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
