Workers' Compensation News
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Single-Payer Proposal Returns to Legislature | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker is gearing up for a third run at creating a single-payer health care system that once again would defer to an advisory board the question of how to handle medical treatment for workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Summit Announces Expansion in Northeast | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers' compensation insurance services provider Summit announced the expansion of its coverage into Delaware and Pennsylvania. The Lakel...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Shoulder Surgery | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s requested shoulder surgery. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Appropriate on Worker's Labor Law Claims, Premature on 3rd-Party Claims | 02/11/2026 | |
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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 claims against a property owner and its construction manager, but summary judgment was premature on the third-party claims by the defendants against the worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Award of Line of Duty Disability Benefits for Deputy's Death | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld an award of line of duty death benefits to the widow of a deputy sheriff who died from a heart condition. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says AWCA Doesn't Bar Worker from Changing Doctors More Than Once | 02/09/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act does not bar a worker from receiving more than one change of treating physician per claim. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Amended Bill to Increase PPD Benefits | 01/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate passed an amended bill to adjust permanent partial disability benefits that no longer includes an automatic adjustment for inflation. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker Who Fell Into Trench | 01/29/2026 | |
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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 ramp into an adjacent trench. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds 0% PPD Award for Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 01/28/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Coal Miner's Widow | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner’s widow, finding that occupational pneumoconiosis was not a material contributing factor in his death. ...Read More | |||
