Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Compensability Determination or Admission Required to Reopen Claim for Change in Condition | 09/21/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals in a case of first impression held that a workers' compensation claim can be reopened for a change in condition only if there was an admission or determination that the injury was compensable before it was closed. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Dismissal of Claim for Alleged Injuries | 09/21/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s challenge to a trial judge’s dismissal of his claim for alleged injuries to his hands while working at a shipyard. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports Continued Increase in Loss Costs | 09/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that the pandemic temporarily disrupted loss cost trends but did not curtail the persistent growth in medical and indemnity claim costs. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can Pierce Corporate Veil of Former Insured | 09/17/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that the workers’ compensation carrier for a now-defunct coal mine staffing company was entitled to pierce the corporate veil and void the transfer of the company’s assets to its three shareholder-directors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Adjustment Disorder | 09/17/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for his diagnosis of adjustment disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Holding Educational Conference Oct. 27-28 | 09/16/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission will hold its annual educational conference Oct. 27-28 in Stillwater. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Injurers from Accident Caused by Worker's Fainting Spell Compensable | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from an accident caused when he suffered a fainting spell behind the wheel of his employer’s vehicle while running a work-related errand. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Comp Consultant's Breach of Contract Claim | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a workers’ compensation consultant’s breach of contract claim against a client of its alleged predecessor-in-interest. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms ICA Finding That Worker Failed to Prove Bad Faith, Unfair Processing Claims | 09/14/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The same Arizona appellate court that affirmed the denial of an injured worker's claim has now affirmed the denial of that worker's related bad-faith claim in an unpublished memorandum decision. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders Injured Worker to Attend IME | 09/11/2026 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Court of Montana ordered an injured worker to attend a second independent medical exam, finding that the carrier's request was relevant to the claim and appropriate to its handling. ...Read More | |||
