Workers' Compensation News
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Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Death Case Against Nursing Facility | 08/18/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New Jersey appeals court agreed that a skilled nursing facility was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the wrongful death case brought by the estate of a worker who died from COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Received Benefits Can't Pursue Civil Suit Against Employer | 08/18/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker who received benefits for his injuries from a fall could not proceed with a civil suit against his employer based on the same accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Summary Judgment Properly Denied for Worker's Labor Law Claim | 08/18/2026 | |
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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 for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Increase in Worker's PPD Award | 08/18/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for injuries to his pelvis. ...Read More | |||
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DWD Sets Hearing on Permanent Rules for Adjudicatory Functions | 08/18/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is holding a hearing on Aug. 24 to discuss proposed permanent rules to finalize legislation from 2025. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Offers $41M in Safety Grants | 08/18/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that it is making available more than $41 million in safety grants in fiscal year 2027. The BWC...Read More | |||
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Handful of Comp Bills Likely Dead for Remainder of Session | 08/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers have effectively closed the door on several workers' compensation proposals for the year, failing to advance bills addressing premium fraud, medical provider contracts and benefits eligibility for workers with subsequent injuries before a key Friday deadline. ...Read More | |||
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IBR Decisions in 2026 Order More Than $2M in Additional Reimbursement | 08/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers' compensation providers have received orders for more than $2 million in additional reimbursement through independent bill review during the first six months of 2026, prevailing in about 87% of decided cases. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PTD Award for Former Special Education Teacher | 08/17/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a former special education teacher and denied Granite School District's request to offset its liability for benefits to account for a settlement the teacher received from the debt collectors who had hounded ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim Against Property Lessee | 08/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim against the lessee of the property where his alleged accident occurred. ...Read More | |||
