Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Qualifies as Independent Contractor of Painting Business | 05/27/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a determination that a worker who suffered injuries on his second day working for a longtime acquaintance’s painting business was an independent contractor, not an employee. ...Read More | |||
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IMR Applications, UR Uphold Rate Both Increase in 2025 | 05/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of eligible applications for independent medical review increased to 152,832 in 2025 from 148,106 in 2024 while the proportion of decisions affirming the underlying utilization review determination rebounded last year, according to a new report by the California Division of Workers&rsq...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
