Workers' Compensation News
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Budget Bill Would Preserve Amendments to WCAB's 60-Day Deadline | 02/11/2026 | |
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| California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to permanently adopt changes to the 60-day deadline for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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6th DCA Publishes Latest WCAB Deadline Decision | 02/11/2026 | |
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| The California 6th District Court of Appeals on Wednesday published its decision holding that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board cannot grant petitions for reconsideration long after the 60-day statutory deadline without demonstrating a factual basis for equitable tolling. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Exclusivity Applies Despite Dismissed Comp Claim | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A unanimous Oklahoma Supreme Court held that exclusivity prohibits a man from suing his employer for negligence even after he dismissed his workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Shoulder Surgery | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s requested shoulder surgery. Case: ...Read More | |||
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'Made-Whole' Doctrine Doesn't Apply to Carrier's Cross-Claims | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that the made-whole doctrine did not apply to the cross-claims asserted by an insurance carrier after it abandoned its original cross-claims based on subrogation. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Appropriate on Worker's Labor Law Claims, Premature on 3rd-Party Claims | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims against a property owner and its construction manager, but summary judgment was premature on the third-party claims by the defendants against the worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Vacates Calculation of Worker's AWW | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals vacated the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wage. Case: Hargon v. Industria...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meeting Feb. 18 | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation will discuss the final report on paying benefits with prepaid cards during a Feb. 18 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Nixes Negligence Claim for Lack of Actual Knowledge | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a $2.84 million jury verdict in a gross negligence case, finding that although supervisors knew the general hazards of surface mining, there was no evidence they had actual knowledge of the specific peril that led to Michael L. Griffith's death. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Appear at Hearing Justified Denial of Her Motion to Reopen | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s motion to reopen her claim, filed more than a year after her claim was denied due to her failure to appear at a scheduled hearing before an administrative judge. ...Read More | |||
