Workers' Compensation News
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Immunity Shields County Risk Pool From Widow's Death Benefit Claim | 05/11/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appeals court shut down a widow's efforts to recover death benefits, finding that a county's risk management pool is a governmental entity shielded by sovereign immunity and that the attempt to challenge a denial through a declaratory judgment action was a jurisdictional dead end....Read More | |||
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Independent Medical Examiner's Report Not Subject to Preclusion | 05/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an independent medical examiner’s report did not need to be precluded from evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Casino Worker Gets Benefits and Penalties, but Fee Award Vacated | 05/11/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits and penalties to a worker for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was arriving for work, but it vacated her award of attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC Announces Arbitrator Transfers | 04/28/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced a pair of arbitrator transfers taking effect May 1. Arbitrators Linda Cantrell an...Read More | |||
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Injured Cop Doesn't Establish Entitlement to Duty Disability Retirement Benefits | 04/16/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the denial of duty disability retirement benefits to an injured police officer. Case: State ...Read More | |||
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ICA's Updated Fee Schedule Effective May 1 | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona approved updates to the 2026 Physicians' and Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule for services provided on or after May 1. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Attorney Fees on Disability Discrimination, Retaliation Claims | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award of more than $2 million in attorney fees to an injured worker who prevailed on his disability discrimination and retaliation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Suit Against Contractor Fails Due to Privette Doctrine | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil claim against the contractor that hired his employer, finding the worker’s action failed due to the Privette doctrine. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Brick Mason's PTD Award Overturned | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured brick mason. Case: BI...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's False Statements Don't Warrant Forfeiture of Future Benefits | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that an injured worker knowingly made false statements about his work activities after retiring, but his conduct was not so egregious as to warrant the forfeiture of future wage replacement benefits. ...Read More | |||
