Workers' Compensation News
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Health Care Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Being Pushed by Patient | 03/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a health care worker was entitled to benefits for injuries to his left shoulder from being shoved by a patient into a doorway. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of TTD, Expansion of Truck Driver's Claim | 03/09/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of temporary total disability benefits to a truck driver, as well as a determination that his compensable injury was limited to a low-back sprain. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Worker's Award for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss | 03/06/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with noise-induced hearing loss. Case: ACNR Resources Inc. ...Read More | |||
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HIRMA, WorkCompCentral Webinar to Cover Cumulative Trauma Injuries | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hispanic Insurance and Risk Management Association and WorkCompCentral are hosting a free webinar March 13 to discuss cumulative trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Proportionate Share of Expenses Contemplates Past, Future Benefits | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Supreme Court said that when an employer seeks both reimbursement of benefits already paid and an offset for future benefits from an injured worker's third-party action, the employer's proportionate share of legal expenses must include consideration of past and future benefits....Read More | |||
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House Passes Firefighter Cancer Bills | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday passed bills that would restrict when insurers covering firefighters can file a uniform rate deviation and direct the state to establish a registry to collect data on cancer trends among state firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Clarify Third-Party Recovery Rights | 02/26/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill clarifying procedures relating to third-party recovery rights. The House voted 112...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Cover Exacerbation of Mental Health Conditions | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill that would provide workers' compensation coverage for the exacerbation of preexisting mental health conditions without an accompanying physical injury for law enforcement and firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Exclusivity Applies Despite Dismissed Comp Claim | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A unanimous Oklahoma Supreme Court held that exclusivity prohibits a man from suing his employer for negligence even after he dismissed his workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Nixes Negligence Claim for Lack of Actual Knowledge | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a $2.84 million jury verdict in a gross negligence case, finding that although supervisors knew the general hazards of surface mining, there was no evidence they had actual knowledge of the specific peril that led to Michael L. Griffith's death. ...Read More | |||
