Workers' Compensation News
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Property Inspector Fails to Prove Chemical Inhalation Injury | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a property inspector’s claim of a chemical inhalation injury. Case: Watf...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Affirms 0% PPD Award for Health Care Worker | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was entitled to a 0% permanent partial disability award. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker Made Full Recovery | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker had fully recovered from her injuries from a fall and that her disability had ceased. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases 2025 Edition of Interactive Industry Stats | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Friday released an updated compendium of premium, exposure and loss information based on unit statistical report data. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Petitions for Reinstatement, Review | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that denied a worker’s reinstatement and review petitions. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Firefighter's Lack of Credibility Supports Denial of Duty-Disability Pension Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter due to his lack of credibility. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Partial Summary Dismissal of Claim, Judgment on 3rd-Party Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of the claim against it and that it should have been granted summary judgment on its third-party indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim. Case: Murphy v. ACNR Resour...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Again Propose Bill to Create Federal Heat Standard | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers from California introduced legislation proposing to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt a federal standard to protect workers in high-heat environments. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Findings of No Earnings on Compensable Heart and Lung Claim | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appeals court rejected a judge of compensation claims' findings that a correctional officer who experienced heart troubles four months after he retired had a compensable occupational disease claim but was entitled to only medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
