Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Gets SLU Award | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a schedule loss of use award. Case: Matter of Romero v. Akorn Inc., ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PPD for Worker With COVID-19 Complications | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for her COVID-19 infection and post-COVID syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Authorizes Injections, Surgery for Back Injury | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an authorization of injections and surgery for a worker’s back injury. Case: ICG Beckl...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Not Entitled to 5th Extension of Duty Disability Benefits | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of an injured police officer’s request to extend his duty disability benefits a fifth time. ...Read More | |||
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Second Injury Fund Not Liable for PTD Benefits to Blind Worker With Foot Injury | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for permanent total disability benefits to a blind worker who suffered a foot injury. ...Read More | |||
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Limitations Period Must Be Tolled When Disabilities Delay Action | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court said the one-year limitations period to bring a legal malpractice claim must be tolled when an injured worker alleges that her disabilities restrict her ability to file a complaint, at least for purposes of demurrer. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Meets Thursday | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon's Management-Labor Advisory Committee is holding a hybrid meeting Oct. 2. Committee members will hear presentations ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Process for Worker-Requested Exam | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Injured workers are entitled to request their own exam if a carrier relies on results of its independent evaluation to contest the claim at any time, Oregon's Supreme Court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Lied in Deposition Forfeits Future Benefits | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was properly ordered to forfeit his entitlement to benefits for making false statements during his deposition. ...Read More | |||
