Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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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 Employer | |||
| 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 | |||
