Workers' Compensation News
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SCIF: Ambiguity in Disability Accommodation Rules Could Hamper Enforcement | 12/08/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's largest workers' compensation carrier said some of the changes that the Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to its disability accommodation rules could create ambiguity that would make them harder to enforce. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 12/08/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim for a left wrist injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of TTD for Worker Who Rejected Light-Duty Job Offer | 12/05/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of temporary total disability benefits to a worker who failed to show up for a light-duty position that his doctor said was within his capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 12/05/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim. Case: Kirk v. West Virginia Pavi...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds 0% PPD Award for Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Tub, Porch Repair | 12/03/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a walk-in whirlpool tub and shower, and the replacement of the floorboards on his porch, as not medically necessary for his burn injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Scolded Attorney Gets Prejudice Removed from Dismissal of Worker's Civil Action | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court chastised an injured worker’s attorney for failing to consult the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in seeking the dismissal of a third-party tort claim and vacated the prejudice that had been attached to the dismissal. ...Read More | |||
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State Employee's Gross Negligence Claim Against Co-worker Gets Reinstated | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals reinstated a state employee’s gross negligence claim against a co-worker. John Larson was an...Read More | |||
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State Safety Regulators Deny Politics Influenced Decision to Vacate Boring Co. Citations | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Officials at the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration rescinded citations levying more than $425,000 in penalties on Elon Musk's The Boring Co. less than a day after they were issued because they failed to assess the reasonableness of the company's mitigation efforts, acco...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Authorization for Worker's Knee Surgery | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of authorization for a worker’s knee surgery. Case: ...Read More | |||
