Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Rejects Compensability of Worker's Motorcycle Accident | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker’s injuries from a motorcycle accident while he was on a personal errand were not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Repeals Expired, Invalid Rules | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation repealed rules that have expired or that it says are no longer valid. The division repe...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Knee Injury | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury. Case: Underwo...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Should Have Been Granted Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/09/2026 | |
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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 partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that one defendant should have had some of the claims against it dismissed as well. ...Read More | |||
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Maximum Benefits Increasing 4.2% | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission announced that maximum benefits for injuries, illnesses and deaths increased 4.2% to match an increase in the state's average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Orange County Judge Pleads Guilty to Defrauding SIBTF | 01/08/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to a felony mail fraud charge for knowingly paying a provider suspended from California's workers' compensation system to write medical-legal reports connected to claims involving the Subsequent Injurie...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Award Closing Claim Without Permanent Impairment | 01/08/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge's award closing a claim with no permanent impairment was supported by reasonable evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision on Calculating Wages Upon Return to Full-Time Work | 01/08/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals published a decision setting aside an award that was based on a wage calculation that failed to account for what the injured worker was reasonably capable of earning. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Reimbursement Increases Match IRS Hike | 01/08/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Internal Revenue Service increased the standard mileage reimbursement rate to 72.5 cents per mile, increasing the amount employers in some states must reimburse injured workers for medical travel. ...Read More | |||
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Corporate Officer Not Subject to Statutory Cap on Damages for Work-Related Injuries | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a corporate officer of a single-member corporation who rejects workers’ compensation insurance coverage is subject to a statutory damages cap if he is a “principal party” to the agreement for services. ...Read More | |||
