Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds 13% PPD Award for Worker's Injuries | 04/20/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 13% permanent partial disability award for an injured worker. Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Brewery's Liability to Worker Under 'Safe-Place Statute' | 04/17/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a jury’s award for a worker with mesothelioma, including an award of punitive damages, against a brewery for violating the state’s "safe-place statute." ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Amended Comp Bills | 04/16/2026 | |
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| The Hawaii Senate returned amended bills addressing treatment plans, vocational rehabilitation and functional capacity exams to the state House of Representatives for additional debate. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Grants General Contractor JNOV on Civil Claim by Subcontractor's Employee | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that D.R. Horton was entitled to a judgment notwithstanding a jury verdict that found it liable for a trench accident that injured a subcontractor’s employee. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Not Warranted on Worker's Claim | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a Labor Law claim by a worker who fell from a ladder after an electrical explosion within 2 feet of his face. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes App-Based Courier Coverage Bill | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Senate passed a bill that would require companies such as DoorDash and Instacart to provide couriers with the same occupational accident coverage that companies such as Uber and Lyft must provide to their drivers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Judge Didn't Suffer Compensable Knee Injury | 04/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a judge did not suffer a compensable knee injury while descending a flight of stairs. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker's Estate | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to the estate of a worker who suffered a pulmonary embolism, fell into water face down and died. ...Read More | |||
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State Insurance Fund Not Liable for Worker's Hip Replacement Surgery | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim to add hip injuries and to hold the State Insurance Fund liable for the cost of hip replacement surgery. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Corp. Names Ian Williams Interim President, CEO | 04/10/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Oregon's SAIF Corp. on Thursday named Ian Williams interim president and CEO, succeeding current president and chief executive Chip Terhune, who is resigning. ...Read More | |||
