Workers' Compensation News
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High Court: Board Erred in Terminating Worker's Claim for Obstructing IME | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Supreme Court said the Labor Commission Appeals Board lacked the discretion to dismiss an injured worker's claim after finding a pattern of antagonistic and obstructive behavior over three failed independent medical examinations. ...Read More | |||
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Healthcare Worker Gets PTD Award for Back Injury | 07/09/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a healthcare worker’s back injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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High Court Affirms Commissioner's Discretion Over Rates, but Deviation Requires Explanation | 07/07/2026 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday held that the insurance commissioner can reject rates proposed by the state's designated ratemaking agency but must explain any deviation he approves. ...Read More | |||
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House Committee Passes Data-Sharing, Anti-Fraud Measures | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce recently passed bills that would give the Department of Labor access to federal jobs data and allow the agency to terminate payments to providers convicted of fraud. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Rehearing Not Needed to Preserve Error on Rejected Argument | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Claimants do not have to file a motion for rehearing to preserve error on an argument that the Workers' Compensation Commissioner rejects without a specific discussion, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Speculative Medical Opinions Fail to Link Death From Cancer to Work Injury | 05/27/2026 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Expert medical testimony that a worker may have lived longer if treatment for an industrial injury had not delayed treatment for metastatic cancer was too speculative to support an award of benefits, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Sets Oral Argument in 'Mayor' for June 2 | 05/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court on June 2 will hear oral arguments regarding the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's request to review an appellate court decision prohibiting the board from acting on petitions for reconsideration more than 60 days after they were filed. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Says Collateral Estoppel Law Applies to Nonfinal Actions | 05/26/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York's top court held that a 2022 law barring virtually all workers' compensation decisions from binding future litigation applies to all pending and nonfinal actions. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Co-Employee Immunity Doesn't Shield Vehicle Owners From Vicarious Liability | 05/07/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday held that a motor vehicle owner can be held vicariously liable for the negligence of a driver, even if the driver is personally immune from liability under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Subrogation Rights Extend to Derivative Third-Party Recoveries | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday held that employers are generally entitled to a lien on the net amount of third-party settlement proceeds deriving from a compensable occupational disease, even if most of the settlements were based on nonoccupational exposure. ...Read More | |||
