Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Allows Injured Worker to Proceed With Civil Suit Against Colleagues | 12/29/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Alabama Supreme Court denied a petition for review of a trial judge’s decision allowing a worker to proceed with civil claims against his co-workers for allegedly removing safety devices from a machine that resulted in the mangling of his hand. ...Read More | |||
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State Fines Company $28,478 for Stuck-By, Crushing Hazards | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a manufacturer $28,478 for intentionally keeping a faulty system used to store raw materials that exposed workers to struck-by and crushing hazards. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Only Carrier Providing Benefits Through Prepaid Card | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund is the only carrier offering benefits through prepaid cards, according to a draft Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation report released for public comment. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Reverses Denial of Police Officer's Mental Injury Claim, Rebukes WCJ | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned the denial of a police officer’s mental injury claim and rebuked the workers’ compensation judge who presided over the matter for her conduct and her unsupported factual findings. ...Read More | |||
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SIF Assessment to Increase Again in 2026 | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that the total Second Injury Fund assessment will increase again next year. The total ass...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Carrier Didn't Waive Venue Objection After Unsuccessful Removal of Case | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier did not waive its objection to the venue where it tried to have a case removed. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Affirms Worker's Award of PPD, Alternate Medical Care | 12/12/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a worker’s award of permanent partial disability benefits and alternate medical care. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits to Widow | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a miner’s widow. Case: Clinchfield Coal Co...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 12/10/2025 | |
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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 her claim. Case: Walker v. Goodwill Industri...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Expansion, Closure of Worker's Claim | 12/09/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure and denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
