Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Dragged by Vehicle Can Expand Claim to Add Psych Injuries | 07/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include the psychological conditions he developed after a work accident that involved being dragged by a moving vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/13/2026 | |
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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 injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases 2025 Comp Losses and Expenses Report | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its report on 2025 California Workers’ Compensation Losses and Expenses, providing an overview of statewide insurer spending for the 2025 calendar year. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Cancer From Occupational Chemical Exposures | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker for his bladder and kidney urothelial cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Asserts Viable Discrimination Claim for Denial of Vaccine Exemption | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a healthcare worker raised a viable claim of disability discrimination against her employer for denying her request for a medical exemption from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine because of a condition caused by a work-related injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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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WCS Sets July Training Dates | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section has set dates for training sessions during July. All training is held electronica...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 07/06/2026 | |
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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 injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Denied Relief From Filing Deadline to Challenge Commission's Decision | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from the filing deadline to challenge an Industrial Commission decision. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Defendant Can't Amend Answer | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder, as well as the denial of the defendant’s motion for leave to amend its answer to assert an affirmative defense of fraud. ...Read More | |||
