Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Award for Back Injury Despite Being 'Dubious Historian' | 10/21/2026 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker suffered a compensable back injury, even though he was "a dubious historian." ...Read More | |||
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WCD Posts 2027 Assessment Bulletin | 10/20/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division posted a bulletin announcing 2027 assessment rates, which are unchanged from 2026. The division ann...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured Trying to Prevent Beam From Falling Gets Summary Judgment | 10/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injury from trying to prevent a beam from falling. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 10/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Opens Registration for 2027 Conference | 10/16/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute has opened registration for its 2027 annual Issues and Research Conference, being held March 11-12 in Boston. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Welcomes New Deputy Commissioners | 10/16/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission has sworn in two new deputy commissioners who will serve as administrative law judges and hold evidentiary hearings. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Amend Bill of Particulars; Defendants Denied Summary Judgment | 10/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was properly denied leave to amend his bill of particulars and that the defendants failed to timely move for summary judgment as to his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Alleges Viable Intentional Tort Claim Against Supevisor | 10/15/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker sufficiently alleged behavior by his supervisor that amounted to an intentional tort, so his civil suit was not barred by exclusivity. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's TTD Should Have Been Suspended When She Began Collecting Pension | 10/14/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The District of Columbia’s highest court ruled that a worker’s temporary total disability benefits should have been suspended once she began collecting retirement benefits from the federal Civil Service Retirement System. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Must Undergo Treatment or Forfeit Benefits | 10/13/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker either had to undergo the surgery recommended by two of his treating doctors or have his total disability benefits terminated. ...Read More | |||
