Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Fails to Raise Genuine Issue of Material Fact | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An injured worker failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact that three disputed medical conditions were part of her compensable injury, a Texas appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Additional TTD, Fees and Penalties, but no SEBs | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits, fees and penalties, but not supplemental earnings benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Claim Partially Revived for Worker Struck by Falling Object | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived parts of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Transit Worker Fails to Prove Compensability of Psychiatric Injury | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a transit worker’s claim of psychological injury from a confrontation with an emotionally disturbed person who threatened to kill her. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 06/01/2026 | |
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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 request to expand the scope of her claim. Ca...Read More | |||
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LASIE Holding Legislative Recap July 8 | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers will review workers' compensation legislation enacted during the 2026 session at a July 8 forum in Baton Rouge. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Study Undue Delays in First Responder Claims Heads to Governor | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Connecticut lawmakers on Friday sent the governor a bill that would create a task force to study causes of undue delays in workers' compensation claims made by police officers and firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Staffing Company Registration Bill | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate passed a bill that would require staffing companies to provide proof of workers' compensation coverage as part of a new, mandatory registration process. ...Read More | |||
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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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Framework Announced for Pinnacol Modernization | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pinnacol Assurance, together with a handful of Colorado business and labor groups, on Thursday announced the framework for a modernization project that they plan to pursue through the Legislature rather than the ballot initiative process. ...Read More | |||
