Workers' Compensation News
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Rand Report Finds Modest Effect for SB 1160, Calls for Database of UR Decisions | 07/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Rand Corp. on Monday reported statistically significant increases in some guideline-concordant care that was exempted from prospective utilization review in the first 30 days of an injury, but the generally modest effects indicate that approval rates for early treatment requests in California wer...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 07/21/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that other parts of his claim were properly dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Court Properly Excludes Labor Law Defendant's Evidence | 07/21/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the exclusion of evidence presented by a Labor Law defendant and a grant of summary judgment for the injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Employed Worker's AWW May Include His Share of 'S' Corporation's Income | 07/21/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court granted writ relief to a self-employed worker, finding that the Industrial Commission erred in calculating his average weekly wage without considering income from his wholly owned corporation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Temp Elections Worker Wasn't State Employee | 07/21/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a temporary elections worker was not a state employee and that the parish registrar of voters was liable for her benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Gerald Napleton Reappointed as Arbitrator | 07/21/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reappointed Gerald Napleton to serve as an arbitrator on the Workers' Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Ametros' Andrea Mills Joins Kids' Chance of America Board | 07/21/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Professional administration and post-settlement medical care coordination provider Ametros announced Monday that President Andrea Mills was elected to the board of directors for Kids’ Chance of America. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Board Erred in Terminating Worker's Claim for Obstructing IME | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Supreme Court said the Labor Commission Appeals Board lacked the discretion to dismiss an injured worker's claim after finding a pattern of antagonistic and obstructive behavior over three failed independent medical examinations. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker struck by a falling object. Case: Rolka v. Neelam C...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim Due to Her Lack of Credibility | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits from a fall based on her lack of credibility and an expert medical opinion that she had not suffered a work-related injury. ...Read More | |||
