Workers' Compensation News
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No Benefits for Worker Injured in Fall on Public Sidewalk | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker injured in a fall on a public sidewalk as she was headed to work. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Connect Disability to Alleged Psychological Injuries | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to demonstrate a causal relationship between his established disability and his alleged consequential psychological injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Study: Medical Costs Per Claim Rose 5% in State | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute released a study that indicates per-claim medical costs in California's comp system rose 5%. ...Read More | |||
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Cashier Proves Compensability of Knee Injury | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a grocery store cashier suffered a compensable knee injury while walking to take a break on a busy day at work. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Lacks Jurisdiction Over Estate's Claim Against Worker's Former Employer | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a trial judge lacked subject matter jurisdiction over an estate’s claim against a worker’s former employer for his alleged asbestos exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claims | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the partial summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from removing debris at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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4th Circuit Asks State Supreme Court for Guidance on High Voltage Line Safety Act's Application | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the state's Overhead High Voltage Line Safety Act was implicated by the circumstances surrounding a worker’s fatal electric shock and whether the act’s indemnification provision was tri...Read More | |||
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Webinar Focuses on Employer Responsibilities in Comp System | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has set a webinar to cover the workers' compensation responsibilities of employers in the Lone Star State. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker's Termination for Misconduct Warranted Suspension of Benefits | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker was terminated for misconduct and was not entitled to temporary partial disability benefits after he lost his job. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Widow's Occupational Disease Claim | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a widow’s occupational disease claim as time-barred. Case: Foreback...Read More | |||
