Workers' Compensation News
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Insured's Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Bars Counterclaim in Premium Dispute | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an insured’s failure to exhaust its administrative remedies prohibited it from asserting a counterclaim for unjust enrichment in a dispute over unpaid premiums. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Opens Registration for 2026 Forum | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions opened registration for its 2026 Forum, set for April 20-22 in Greenville, South Carolina. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Doesn't Justify Reopening Settlement | 12/02/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An injured worker failed to prove that her employer obtained a settlement through fraud or that she didn't understand the agreement before she signed it, a Colorado appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Insured Assessment Factor Increasing Slightly in 2026 | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The total assessment factor for insured employers will increase by a little more than 3% in 2026, according to notices the California Department of Industrial Relations sent last week. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Volunteer EMT Gets Award of TTD | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury’s determination that an injured volunteer emergency medical technician was entitled to temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Police Officer Loses Challenge to Commencement Date of Disability Benefits, Amount | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court rejected an injured police officer's challenges to the proper date of commencement for his disability pension payments and the amount of those benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Employer Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Third-Party Claims | 11/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the third-party claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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ICT: Comp Market Stable, Faces New Legislative and Compliance Shifts | 11/12/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employers, workers and insurers in the Lone Star state continue to benefit from reforms enacted two decades ago, the Insurance Council of Texas said in a new report. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Employer Not Entitled to Dismissal of Indemnification Claim Against It | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was not entitled to dismissal of the claims against it for indemnification, but the claims against it for breach of contract and attorney fees should have been dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's 10% PPD Award for Knee Injury Upheld | 11/05/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 10% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s knee injury. ...Read More | |||
