Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Shoulder Surgery | 07/24/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s requested shoulder surgery. ...Read More | |||
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DWC, Ethics Committee Disagree Over Judicial Misconduct Findings in 2024 | 07/23/2025 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers' Compensation and an advisory committee tasked with monitoring judicial misconduct are at odds over the results of investigations conducted in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Board OKs Excluding Overtime From Supplemental Benefit Calculation | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Connecticut's labor board dismissed a complaint alleging that a city violated the Municipal Employee Relations Act by excluding overtime earnings when calculating work comp benefits due to an injured police officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Finding That Worker With 2nd Job Gets Only TPD Benefits | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered publication of its decision from earlier this year that found an Amazon employee was entitled only to temporary partial disability benefits after an injury because he remained able to work. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Denies Employer's Petition for Review of Black Lung Benefits Award | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of a Black Lung Act Benefits award to a miner. Case:&nbs...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/23/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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's Request to Reopen Claim Denied as Untimely | 07/23/2025 | |
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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 request to reopen his claim as untimely filed. ...Read More | |||
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CAAA Webinar to Cover 'Not Zero' Causation Standard | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Applicants' Attorneys Association is holding a webinar Aug. 8 that will cover the "not zero" standard causation. In...Read More | |||
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High Court: Corporate Officer Liability Limited to Unpaid Premiums | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court said corporate officer personal liability is limited to unpaid premiums and does not extend to penalties for failure to file payroll forms. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Settlement Bar Her Challenge to Award | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement with her employer barred her ability to protest and challenge the award. ...Read More | |||
