Workers' Compensation News
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Committee Meets Sept. 10 to Discuss Lump-Sum Payment Rules | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division confirmed the Sept. 10 meeting date for an advisory committee working on rules to require the payment of lump-sum permanent partial disability awards in certain circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker Made Full Recovery | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker had fully recovered from her injuries from a fall and that her disability had ceased. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Petitions for Reinstatement, Review | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that denied a worker’s reinstatement and review petitions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Findings of No Earnings on Compensable Heart and Lung Claim | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appeals court rejected a judge of compensation claims' findings that a correctional officer who experienced heart troubles four months after he retired had a compensable occupational disease claim but was entitled to only medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Worker's Condition Worsened to Total Disability | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had suffered a worsening of his condition to the point he had become permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims Against Defendants, Denial of Motion to Compel | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against two defendants in his Labor Law action and the denial of his motion to compel the production of discovery. ...Read More | |||
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Company Settles Allegations of Misclassifying Franchisees as Contractors | 07/29/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Attorney General's Office announced a nearly $2 million settlement with a national janitorial company accused of misclassifying franchisees as independent contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier's Belated Payment of Settlement Doesn't Warrant Penalties | 07/29/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to penalties for a carrier’s belated payment of a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim, Grants Summary Judgment in His Favor | 07/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim and granted summary judgment in his favor. Case: Palumbo v. Citi...Read More | |||
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Court Cites Ruttiger in Vacating $750,000 Jury Award for Bad Faith Actions | 07/28/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appeals court overturned a $750,000 jury award against Sentry Insurance, finding that a permanently disabled worker's bad faith claims were barred by the 2012 state Supreme Court decision in Ruttiger. ...Read More | |||
