Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Grants Employer Partial Writ Relief | 09/25/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a determination that a casino employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was arriving for work, but overturned her award of fees and penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award of Fees to Worker | 09/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of attorney fees to a worker, finding that an administrator’s failure to include a back strain as a compensable component of the claim was unreasonable. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Vicarious Liability Legal Malpractice Claim | 09/22/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s legal malpractice claim against a law firm over an attorney’s allegedly negligent settlement of her civil suit arising from an injury sustained while she was receiving treatment for a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Summit Expands Workers' Compensation Coverage | 09/21/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Regional workers' compensation services provider Summit announced that it is expanding its operations into Maryland and Washington, D.C. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Worker's Claim for Additional Benefits Was Untimely | 09/18/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided panel of the District of Columbia’s high court ruled that a worker’s claim for additional benefits was properly dismissed as untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Truck Driver's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the denial of a retired dump truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Cap Applies to Independent Contractor's Ability to Recover Damages for Work Injury | 09/04/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that an independent contractor who suffered an on-the-job injury must have any recovery capped at $15,000. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Declares $50M Dividend | 09/04/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for Oregon workers' compensation carrier SAIF declared a $50 million dividend for policyholders whose terms ended in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Represented Worker Can Pursue Wage Claim, Comp Claim | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court partially reinstated a self-represented worker’s claim for unpaid wages and modified the dismissal of his claim for workers’ compensation benefits as without prejudice. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim Overturned | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a misstep while exiting an elevator. ...Read More | |||
