Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Loss Costs Dropping 21.9% Oct. 1 | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The New York Department of Financial Services approved a workers' compensation filing that state officials said will reduce employer premiums by an average of 22%, beginning in October. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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Employer That Receives Full 3rd-Party Settlement Must Pay All of Worker's Expenses | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that if an employer receives the full amount of a worker’s third-party settlement via subrogation, it is properly assessed with the full amount of the worker’s costs and expenses. ...Read More | |||
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Surging Cumulative Trauma Claims Driving Frequency, Costs | 07/17/2026 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A surge in cumulative trauma claims is reshaping California workers' compensation trends, contributing to higher claim frequency, rising frictional costs and renewed pressure on insurer results, according to WCIRB Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary Tony Milano. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Validly Cancels Company's Policy Before Worker's Injury | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier validly cancelled an employer’s policy for failing to comply with a payroll audit before its employee was injured. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Longtime Coal Miner Didn't Have Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a longtime coal worker did not have occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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False Responses on Questionnaire Wreck Worker's Entitlement to Benefits | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s untruthful response on a pre-employment medical questionnaire forfeited his entitlement to benefits for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
