Workers' Compensation News
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Victim of Workplace Shooting Fails to Allege Viable Intentional Tort Claim | 04/27/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court outlined what a worker needs to allege to plead a viable employer intentional tort claim and ruled that the victim of a workplace shooting failed to satisfy the standard. ...Read More | |||
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Vocational Expert Can Use Personal Knowledge to Establish Available Positions for Worker | 09/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer was entitled to modify a worker’s benefits after it identified jobs within her capabilities that would enable her to increase her earning power. ...Read More | |||
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Vessel Owner Prevails on Injured Longshoreman's Maritime Negligence Claims | 09/02/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld a defense judgment on an injured longshoreman’s maritime negligence claim. Case: N...Read More | |||
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Volunteer Firefighter Gets Benefits for Throat Cancer | 04/10/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a volunteer firefighter was entitled to benefits for his cancer. Ca...Read More | |||
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VA Firefighter Pleads Guilty in $479,341 Fraud Scheme | 03/11/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A firefighter for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pleaded guilty to one count of workers' compensation fraud for working while receiving benefits, according to federal prosecutors in New Jersey. ...Read More | |||
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Vehicle Owners Can Be Liable for Death Despite Exclusivity Protection | 01/29/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the owners of a vehicle could be held vicariously liable for a worker’s death even though their deemed agent, the driver, was immune from liability under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Vocational School Owner Charged With Fraud | 10/18/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that the owner of a private vocational school was charged with 11 felonies for allegedly submitting fraudulent bills to work comp carriers and failing to provide adequate training to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Voc Rehab Fees Increasing 2.62% | 09/26/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that maximum hourly fees for vocational rehabilitation services are increasing 2.62%, effective Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Vocational School Officials Charged in SJDB Fraud Case | 08/21/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a vocational school in Los Angeles was charged with fraud for billing carriers for services not provided and allegedly paying illegal kickbacks to vocational counselors for referrals, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Vehicle Qualifies as Uninsured if Exclusivity Prevents Worker From Recovery | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that if a worker is injured as a passenger in an employer-owned vehicle, and workers’ compensation exclusivity precludes a recovery under the automobile liability policy, the vehicle qualifies as uninsured. ...Read More | |||
