Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Split Court Says Bureau Can't Recoup Payments Made After Worker Reached MMI | 04/09/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio appellate court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation could not recoup temporary total disability benefits paid to a worker after she had reached maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Increase in Worker's PPD Award | 04/03/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to an increase in her permanent partial disability award. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds VSSR Award for Worker's Conveyor Belt Accident | 04/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio Supreme Court upheld a worker's enhanced award for injuries from a conveyor belt accident due to his employer's violation of a specific safety requirement. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court: Worker's Mother Viably Pleaded Intentional Conduct Against Employer | 04/01/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the mother of a worker killed in an underground water vault sufficiently and plausibly pleaded intentional conduct by the employer such that exclusivity did not bar her civil action. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates Injured Teacher's Claims Against School District, Principal | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court reinstated an injured schoolteacher’s claims for negligence, employment discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and defamation against his former employer and supervising principal. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld on Labor Law Claim for Worker Who Fell From Scaffold | 03/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a scaffold. Case...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Cover Volunteers' Injuries at Fundraisers | 03/26/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passed a bill that would codify volunteer first responders' right to receive workers' compensation benefits for injuries sustained at organized fundraising events. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Tolled Limitations Period is Suspended, Not Extended | 03/25/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Florida appellate court, sitting en banc, ruled that the statute of limitations for a worker to seek benefits is suspended by the payment of ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds AWW Calculation, Revives Billing Dispute, Clarifies Amicus Rules | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s average weekly wage properly excluded her mileage reimbursements, that her appeal of an unpaid medical bill should not have been dismissed, and that an amicus brief should not have been deemed an unauthorized filing. ...Read More | |||
