Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Award of Benefits, Fees, Penalties for Injuries from Ladder Accident | 09/04/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, fees and penalties for a worker injured in a ladder accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Expand Claim to Include CRPS, But Not Lumbar Spine Condition | 09/04/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include complex regional pain syndrome, but not a lumbar spine condition. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Revises Proposed Fee Schedule Updates, Plans More Frequent Revisions in Future | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board is moving forward with an overhaul of medical fee schedules that haven't been revised in more than six years. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB: Medical and Related Service Costs Increased 5% in 2025 | 09/02/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical and related service costs per claim increased in 2025, driven by increases in both the average prices paid per transaction and the number of transactions per claim, according to a new report by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Repair of Damaged Prosthesis, but Not Replacement | 09/02/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to repair of his leg prosthesis that was damaged in an on-the-job accident, but he was not entitled to a replacement. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB: Worker Fails to Prove Mental Injury Arising From Routine Meeting | 08/31/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a decision finding that a worker failed to prove that her alleged mental health injuries were primarily caused by an event leading to what a reasonable person would consider a sudden or unusual mental stimulus. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Swinging Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 08/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a swinging steel beam should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Schedules Hearing on Benefit Fund Assessment | 08/26/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division will hold a virtual hearing on Sept. 17 to discuss the Workers' Benefit Fund assessment rate for 2027. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall | 08/26/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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WCJ Errs in Addressing Pending Petitions Before Settlement Hearing | 08/26/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a workers’ compensation judge erred in addressing an employer’s termination petition and two utilization review petitions before holding a hearing on the approval of a settlement. ...Read More | |||
