Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Employer Didn't Rebut Heart-Lung Presumption | 02/20/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A judge of compensation claims erred in finding that an employer rebutted a presumptive claim because the Citrus County Sheriff's Office and Florida Sheriff's Risk Management Fund failed to carry their burden of establishing that the causes of a sergeant's heart condition were exclusi...Read More | |||
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No Relief for Employer That Failed to Oppose Worker's Petition | 02/20/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld the denial of relief to an employer that failed to oppose a worker’s petition challenging the suspension of her benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Unemployable Truck Driver Gets PTD Award | 02/20/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a truck driver, finding that the combined effect of his injuries, advanced age, limited education, job history and restrictions left him unemployable. ...Read More | |||
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Board's Insufficient Analysis Leads to Vacatur of PPD Award | 02/20/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals vacated an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a miner because of deficiencies in the Board of Review's analysis. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Property Owner's 'Integral-to-the-Work' Defense | 02/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court rejected a property owner’s “integral-to-the-work” defense to a worker’s Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Tort Claims for Asbestos Exposure | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for workers suing San Diego and a city official for injuries they ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Medical Treatment Bill | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Senate passed a bill that would declare the intent of the Legislature to increase access to medical treatment and allow individualized determination...Read More | |||
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Provider Doesn't Have Claim for Double Damages if Carrier Disputes Claim in Good Faith | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that as long as a workers’ compensation insurance carrier has a good-faith ground for disputing coverage for a medi...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Cover Exacerbation of Mental Health Conditions | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill that would provide workers' compensation coverage for the exacerbation of preexisting mental health conditions without an accompanying physical injury for law enforcement and firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Concrete Form Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling concrete form was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the general contractor for the project was entitled to summary judgment dismissing part of the worker’s claim against it. ...Read More | |||
