Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Calculation of TTD Owed for Worker's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of temporary total disability benefits owed to a worker for his carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Fraudsters Snared in Latest Medicare Bust | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A key figure in what California officials once called the largest workers' compensation fraud scheme in state history has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a new $270 million Medicaid scam, landing him squarely in the crosshairs of a record-setting $6.5 billion nationwide federal healthcare fra...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Should've Been Denied Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for an alleged trip-and-fall accident should not have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds TTD for Worker Knocked From Ladder by Falling Object | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of additional temporary total disability benefits for a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Sends Debit Card Bill to Senate Floor | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee forwarded to the full chamber a bill that would permanently allow employers to pay indemnity benefits with prepaid debit cards. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Line-of-Duty Compensation to Firefighter's Widow | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter’s widow was not entitled to line-of-duty compensation even though his death was deemed compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Verdict for Worker, but Defendant Entitled to Indemnification | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict and award for a worker on part of his Labor Law claim, and it ruled that one of the defendants should have been granted indemnification from a third-party defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Knee Injury Claim | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes SIBTF Reform Bill | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A policy committee in the California Senate passed a bill proposing Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms that differ from changes proposed by the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Court: General Contractor Owed No Duty of Care to Subcontractor's Employees | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a general contractor owed no duty of care to a subcontractor’s employees. Case: Marti...Read More | |||
