Workers' Compensation News
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Deputy's Refusal of Surgery Results in Denial of Duty Disability Retirement | 12/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Court of Appeal for the 2nd District of California ruled that an injured deputy sheriff was properly denied a service-connected disability retirement due to his unreasonable refusal to undergo recommended medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Worker's Challenge to Denial of Petition for Alternate Care | 12/31/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s failure to petition for judicial review meant a district court lacked jurisdiction to hear her challenges to a denial of alternate medical care. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claims Against Owner of Single-Family Dwelling | 12/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claims against the owner of a single-family dwelling. Case: Sanchez v...Read More | |||
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Neither Court nor Board of Review Can Grant Worker's Request to Accept Late Protest | 12/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that neither it nor the Board of Review could grant a worker’s request to accept a late protest to a denial of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Establishes Entitlement to Expand Scope of Claim | 12/30/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a trial judge’s determination that an injured worker should have been allowed to expand the scope of her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Doesn't Bar Worker's Claim Against Employer | 12/30/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that res judicata did not bar a worker’s claim against his alleged employer, whether as an individual or as a person running a business. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Proceed With Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall | 12/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Nurse's Ankle Injury | 12/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a nurse who injured her ankle as she hurried to a rapid response call across an uneven floor. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Updates Medical Equipment Section of Fee Schedule | 12/29/2025 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adjusting the durable medical goods section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. The division said it adopted Medicare's durable medical equipment, prosthetics, o...Read More | |||
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Court: Refinery Owner Entitled to Mandamus Relief Dismissing Worker's Claims for Injury | 12/29/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a refinery owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims over injuries from exposure to toxic fumes. ...Read More | |||
