Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Panel's Denial of Extraordinary Benefits | 11/04/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld the denial of a worker’s request for extraordinary benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Holds Employer Liable for Damages, Breach of Contract | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an excavation contractor was liable for damages to the company that hired it and that it committed a material breach of contract by failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensability of Diabetic Worker's Fall Injuries | 10/30/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a determination that a diabetic worker’s fall caused an injury to his right hip and thigh and a subsequent infection. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Reinstates Worker's Civil Suit Against Subcontractor | 10/28/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court reinstated a worker’s civil suit against a subcontractor on a construction project, finding that a trial judge erred in dismissing the suit as barred by exclusivity. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Reinstates Award for Miner's CT Injuries | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated an administrative law judge’s award for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
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State Again Sues Muscle Shoals Music Foundation Over Comp | 10/22/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The State of Alabama has filed yet another lawsuit against the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation, which is suspected of failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage for its employees. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Jury's Finding of Retaliatory Discharge | 10/23/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a verdict that an employer fired an injured employee in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim, but the trial judge must explain the rejection of the employer’s challenge. ...Read More | |||
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State Fraud Unit Arrests Three Business Owners | 10/20/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Inspectors from the Office of the Chief State's Attorney arrested three business owners Friday on suspicion of workers' compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Injury Sustained While Participating in Costume Contest | 10/20/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a university employee’s injury that happened during a costume contest at a mandatory work meeting was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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State Fines Repeat Safety Violator $317,587 | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Beaverton-based contractor with a history of safety violations was cited by state workplace authorities after an inspection revealed hazards that could seriously injure or kill workers. ...Read More | |||
