Workers' Compensation News
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WCRI: Fee Schedule Adjustments Drove Costs in Florida | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Average medical prices in Florida moved toward the middle of interstate rankings following fee schedule changes approved in 2024, according to a study that the Workers Compensation Research Institute released Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Labor Law Claim for Injuries Partially Reinstated | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated parts of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall while hauling debris from a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Establish Back Injury Wasn't Caused by Preexisting Conditions | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a back injury because her earlier complaints from preexisting conditions were “virtually the same” as her symptoms following the alleged injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker, Defendant Each Get Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 05/28/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that a defendant was entitled to partial summary dismissal. ...Read More | |||
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Worker at MMI Still Entitled to Additional Treatment | 05/28/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of treatment for a worker’s compensable shoulder injury even though he had already reached maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI to Cover Fee Schedules, Medical Prices During June 11 Webinar | 05/26/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on June 11 that will focus on the design of fee schedule regulations and how they affect medical prices and payments across state workers’ compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Delay in Filing Claim Forecloses Finding of Compensability | 05/20/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a finding of compensability for a worker’s injuries from a fall, since she did not file a claim within six months of her accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Inconsistent Accounts of Accident Prevent Summary Judgment | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his inconsistent accounts of the alleged accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured in Chemical Plant Explosion Can't Proceed With Civil Suit | 05/18/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim against a chemical plant operator for his injuries from an explosion and fire. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Structure | 05/18/2026 | |
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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 fall at a construction site. C...Read More | |||
