Workers' Compensation News
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Truck Driver Fails to Prove Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 10/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis. Cas...Read More | |||
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Teacher's Injury at Basketball Practice Not Barred by Recreational Program Statute, Court Rules | 10/24/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Minnesota law shielding employers from liability for injuries suffered during voluntary recreational programs applies only to programs that benefit employees, the state's Supreme Court held, ruling that a high school math teacher injured while playing basketball with students was injured in...Read More | |||
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Treatment Provider Can't Pursue Claim for Payment Against Employer | 10/21/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a treatment provider could not pursue a claim for payment against an employer for services rendered to an injured worker as a third-party beneficiary of a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Settlement Don't Bar Claim for Unpaid Medical Bill | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement did not bar her pursuit of a claim against her employer for an allegedly unpaid balance owed to a treatment provider. ...Read More | |||
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Travel Reimbursement Rate Increases Jan. 1 | 09/15/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The reimbursement rate for injured workers who travel to medical appointments is increasing to 70 cents per mile from 67 cents per mile, effective Jan. 1, the Oregon Workers' Compensation Division announced. ...Read More | |||
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Teacher Fails to Prove Compensable Injury From Dancing With Kids | 08/13/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a teacher’s claim of injury from dancing with a group of kindergarteners. ...Read More | |||
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Two Charged in Fatal Workplace Exposure at Illicit Cannabis Lab | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Southern California prosecutors announced murder charges against two men who allegedly operated an illegal cannabis lab that exploded in 2023, killing four workers. ...Read More | |||
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Third-Party Tortfeasor Gets Summary Dismissal of Carrier's Subrogation Action | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a third-party tortfeasor was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an insurance carrier’s action to assert a subrogation claim because the company did not give proper prior notice. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Settlement Bar Her Challenge to Award | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement with her employer barred her ability to protest and challenge the award. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Found Dead in Cab, but Family Doesn't Get Benefits | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the family of a truck driver found dead in the cab of a truck on Christmas was not entitled to benefits. ...Read More | |||
