Workers' Compensation News
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Fraudster Ordered to Pay More Than $53K in Restitution After Guilty Plea | 10/13/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Columbus woman pleaded guilty to one count of fraud after investigators found out that she was taking disability benefits while working, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said. ...Read More | |||
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Former Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to Five Months for Fraud | 10/01/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former San Mateo County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of workers' compensation fraud, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Former Correctional Officer Convicted of Fraud | 09/29/2026 | |
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| The Monterey County District Attorney's Office announced that a former California Department of Corrections officer was convicted of workers' compensation fraud after pleading no contest to felony charges. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter's Arrhythmia-Based Condition Qualifies as Heart Disease | 09/25/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld a finding that a firefighter’s arrhythmia-based heart condition qualified as heart disease that presumptively was caused by her employment. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Rejects Worker's Petition for Higher Attorney Fee | 09/23/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court rejected a petition by a worker seeking a higher fee award for his attorney. Case: Hill v. OWCP, No....Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims Against Liftboat Operator | 09/18/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of claims for maritime-law negligence and subrogation against a liftboat operator. ...Read More | |||
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Former Firegihter's Total Knee Replacement Surgery Deemed Compensable | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a former firefighter was entitled to a total left knee replacement as treatment for a work injury. ...Read More | |||
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Former Postal Worker Convicted in $900,000 Fraud Case | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that a jury convicted a former postal worker of perpetrating a 25-year fraud scheme that netted at least $900,000 in workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Black Lung Award for Coal Miner | 09/01/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld a black lung benefits award, finding a coal miner's employment caused legal pneumoconiosis that substantially contributed to his being totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Revives Injured Worker's Disability Discrimination Claim | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s claim of disability discrimination based on his employer’s failure to offer him a light-duty position following his clearance to return to work. ...Read More | |||
