Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Reinstates Award for Miner's CT Injuries | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated an administrative law judge’s award for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Corrections Officer Sentenced for False Statement in Comp Claim | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A former New York City corrections officer was sentenced to two years of probation for making a false statement in connection with his workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Indictment Charges Two in Suspected $17M Fraud Scheme | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas indicted an osteopath and a retired U.S. Postal Service employee for allegedly submitting $19 million in fraudulent bills to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $17 million of which was paid. ...Read More | |||
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Appellate Court Says Dismissal of Worker's Claims Was Appropriate | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against two entities he belatedly sought to add to his suit as defendants. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Wedged Between Buildings Gets Award for Injuries | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his injuries from a fall that left him unconscious and wedged between two buildings. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a scaffold was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Decision Vacating Worker's Pretextual Termination Win | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a trial judge’s decision to vacate a finding that the termination of an injured worker was for pretextual reasons. ...Read More | |||
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MPN Rules Would Add Penalties, Tighten Provider Requirements | 10/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Friday proposed revised medical provider network rules that would add penalties for specified violations, strengthen requirements for documenting physician participation and give regulators additional grounds to suspend or revoke networks....Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 10/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order revising the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical center fee schedule to reflect changes made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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Ethics Committee Reports One Finding of Misconduct in 2025 | 10/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Ethics Committee reported one finding of judicial misconduct in its latest annual report. The committee reports that it ...Read More | |||
