Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Who Fell From Forklift Has No PPD From Extensive Injuries | 01/15/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker who fell 15 feet from a forklift had no permanent partial disability from his extensive injuries. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Proposes Changes to Attorney Fee, Case Management Rules | 01/15/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration is proposing rules that would require attorneys to analyze a dozen different issues when seeking fees in excess of the statutory cap. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Restricts Wireless Communication Devices in Courtrooms | 01/14/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission announced a new policy limiting who can bring wireless communication devices into its courtrooms and adjacent areas. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Establishes Compensability of Injury From Fall | 01/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker suffered a compensable injury from a fall at work. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Pinned Between Dumpsters Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment for a worker who was injured when he was pinned between two dumpsters. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB: Deductions for Attorney Fees End When Award Is Satisfied | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board held in a significant panel decision that deductions from an applicant's permanent and total disability benefits were limited under the terms of the award to the amount of the approved attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Announces COLA for 2026 | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Injured workers receiving permanent total disability benefits, and dependents receiving survivor’s benefits, should receive a 2.3% increase in their monthly benefit rate this month, the Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Benefits Without Proof of Reattachment to Labor Market | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to reinstatement of his indemnity benefits without evidence that he had reattached to the labor market. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Proceed With Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall | 12/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Updates Lump-Sum Payment Form | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division updated the form for injured workers to request approval of a lump sum payment to align with changes made by House Bill 2802. ...Read More | |||
