Workers' Compensation News
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Injured by Falling Panes of Glass | 10/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injury from being struck by falling glass panes. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to New Panel of Physicians After Treating Doctor Discharges Her From Care | 10/23/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld a determination that a woman was entitled to a new panel of physicians qualified and willing to treat her work-related injury after her treating physician discharged her from care. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Compensability for Deputy Sheriff's Cervical Stenosis | 10/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a deputy sheriff’s cervical stenosis was unrelated to his work injury. Cas...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Changes to Voucher, Vocational Counselor Rules | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed changes to its Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit rules that it said will make the voucher program more efficient, improve management of the list of approved vocational counselors and safeguard against fraud. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts 2026 Audit Standards | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced the standards it will use for profile audit review of adjusting locations throughout the state next year. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Posts 2026 X-Mods | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said insurers, agents and brokers can access recently published 2026 experience modifications for California policyholders. ...Read More | |||
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AG Announces $1.4M Settlement With Construction Company | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday announced a $1.4 million settlement with a construction firm that was accused of repeatedly violating the state's workers' compensation laws. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Premium Fraud | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of a New York iron and erecting company pleaded guilty Tuesday to underreporting payroll in order to fraudulently reduce his workers' compensation premiums, the Nassau County District Attorney's Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Arbitrator's Award of Full Holiday Pay for Injured Police Officer | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division reinstated an arbitrator’s award, finding that a correctional police officer was entitled to full holiday pay for the holidays that fell within the time she was out on workers' compensation leave. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding of Compensability for Worker's Hearing Loss | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Board’s finding that a man had suffered compensable, noise-related hearing loss. ...Read More | |||
