Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Entitled to Dismissal of Claim Due to Worker's Failure to Act | 09/11/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that an employer was entitled to the dismissal of a worker’s claim based on her failure to receive or seek benefits, including medical treatment, for a period of six months after her claim was filed. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Correctional Officer Accuses County of Fabricating Fraud Charges | 09/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Northern California correctional officer claims Tehama County officials framed her for insurance fraud after medical costs on her workers' compensation claims cleared $500,000. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Shields Borrowing Employer of Injured Worker | 09/03/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that exclusivity shielded the borrowing employer of a staffing agency’s injured employee. Case:...Read More | |||
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Employer Liable for Penalties for Failing to Pay Pharmacy | 08/21/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an assessment of penalties against an employer for failing to pay a pharmacy service the full amount awarded by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Review Section. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Dismissal of Worker's Claims, but Third-Party Complaint Remains | 08/20/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing his claims against it, but not on the third-party complaint claims it faced. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Worker's Suit for Being Run Over by Trailer | 08/18/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that exclusivity did not bar a worker’s civil suit against his employer for his injuries from being run over by an equipment trailer. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Pleads Guilty in Deadly Nitrogen Leak | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced that a food processing plant pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts related to the deaths of two workers. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Liable for Worker's COVID Death | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Texas employer could not be held civilly liable for a worker’s death from COVID-19. C...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Reinstatement of Dispute Over Unpaid Premiums | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned summary judgment ordering an employer to pay the premium calculated by its insurance carrier, plus interest, finding there was a triable issue as to whether certain subcontractors were misclassified. ...Read More | |||
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Electronic Filing of Claim Adjustment Application Becomes Mandatory | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana announced that claim adjustment applications must be filed electronically, starting Friday. ...Read More | |||
