Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Fails to Prove Intentional Injuy Exception to Exclusivity | 09/23/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker injured in a motor vehicle accident failed to establish the intentional injury exception to exclusivity. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Keystone State's Medical Costs Rise for Third Consecutive Year | 09/23/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute says Pennsylvania's medical costs per claim rose by 11% in 2025, according to a recent study. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Sets Webinar on Drivers of Medical Payment Growth | 09/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute has set a free, 30-minute webinar for Oct. 15 to explore the drivers of medical payment growth in recent years across 27 states. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Governing Committee to Meet Wednesday | 09/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a virtual meeting Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Malpractice Claims Against Former Attorneys Get Dismissed | 09/21/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s malpractice claim against his former counsel in a workers’ compensation action was properly dismissed, and that his claim against the firm he consulted for a personal injury action should have been dismissed as well. ...Read More | |||
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Water Damage Forces IWCC to Move Hearings from Collinsville | 09/18/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced that it is moving hearings to Springfield because of significant water damage at its building in Collinsville. ...Read More | |||
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WCD to Audit Arbiter, Interpreter Payments | 09/17/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division said announced plans to review the timeliness and accuracy of payments for arbiter and interpreter services. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell on Permanent Staircase Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 09/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell on a permanent staircase at a construction site should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Did Not Knowingly Provide False Information About Medical History | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a bricklayer had not knowingly provided false information about his medical history in his workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Procedural, Constitutional Challenges to Act 111 Rejected by Court | 09/08/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejects procedural challenge to Act 111, as well as repetitive challenges to the constitutionality of the state's new impairment rating evaluation process. ...Read More | |||
