Workers' Compensation News
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State Fund Only Carrier Providing Benefits Through Prepaid Card | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund is the only carrier offering benefits through prepaid cards, according to a draft Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation report released for public comment. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Launches Online System for Public Records Requests | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced a new online platform for submitting and tracking requests for public records. ...Read More | |||
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Former CHP Officer Gets 270 Days for Fraud, $360,620 Restitution Order | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former California Highway Patrol officer was sentenced to 270 days in jail and ordered to pay more than $360,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to fraud, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Bakery $394,849 | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Ohio bakery $394,849 for allegedly exposing workers to unsafe conditions. The ...Read More | |||
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Bakery Worker Gets Benefits for Knee Injury | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a bakery worker was entitled to benefits for a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hit by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that a property owner was entitled to partial dismissal of the claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Reverses Denial of Police Officer's Mental Injury Claim, Rebukes WCJ | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned the denial of a police officer’s mental injury claim and rebuked the workers’ compensation judge who presided over the matter for her conduct and her unsupported factual findings. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Former Pro Football Player Didn't Prove Degree of Impairment | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that a worker failed to establish his degree of impairment where he presented an impairment rating provided by a physical therapist that was adopted by his treating physician. ...Read More | |||
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Delay in Worker's Report of Injury Doesn't Defeat Claim | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his knee injuries despite his lengthy delay in filing his claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Recovery | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar Jan. 15 to present findings from its recent study, "Psychosocial Factors and Functional Outcomes ...Read More | |||
