Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Worker who Fell While Using Makeshift Path to Employee Parking Lot | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of benefits to a worker injured while traversing a makeshift path to the employee parking lot instead of using the paved sidewalk provided by his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Proposes Tightening Criteria for SIBTF Claims | 02/06/2026 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reforms to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund that would make it harder for injured workers to qualify for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Who Lost Part of Leg | 02/03/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for the partial amputation of his leg, finding he did not prove that the surgery was related to a work accident as opposed to his preexisting medical issues. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Man Who Accidentally Shot Himself | 01/23/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Arizona appeals court cited a decision that the California Supreme Court handed down during World War I in finding that a person working at an auto body repair shop was not entitled to benefits for a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ...Read More | |||
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No Accidental Disability Benefits for Cop Who Witnessed Teen's Death | 01/22/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the denial of a police officer’s application for accidental disability benefits after witnessing the death of a teenage passenger in a car wreck that ended a high-speed pursuit. ...Read More | |||
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Nearly All Subjects Pass UR Audits in 2025; Only $2,500 in Penalties Assessed | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Annual utilization review investigations uncovered a handful of violations and yielded only $2,500 in fines in 2025, according to results for claims administrators posted to the California Division of Workers' Compensation website. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Injured Security Guard Who Fell Asleep Behind Wheel | 01/14/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a security guard for his injuries from a car crash he caused by falling asleep behind the wheel. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Attacked by iPad-Wielding Patient | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of a home health aide’s claim for benefits for her injuries from being hit by a patient with an iPad. ...Read More | |||
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Neither Court nor Board of Review Can Grant Worker's Request to Accept Late Protest | 12/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that neither it nor the Board of Review could grant a worker’s request to accept a late protest to a denial of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Nicholas Roxborough Elected CHSWC Chairman | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation elected Nicholas Roxborough to serve as chairman in 2026. ...Read More | |||
