Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Decision Expanding Worker's Claim, Authorizing More Treatment | 12/12/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a Board of Review decision that expanded a worker’s claim and authorized additional treatment, holding that it failed to address a doctor's report finding the treatment unnecessary. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim for Injuries From Being Punched by Patient | 12/12/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for injuries from being punched in the jaw. Case: Zawa...Read More | |||
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Carrier Must Pay Bill for Worker's Knee Surgery | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an order from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission ordering a carrier to pay the full amount billed by a treatment provider for an injured worker’s knee surgery. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Fined $128,345 for Repeated Violations | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a contractor $128,345 for numerous violations, including repeated violations of fall protection standards. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Faces $20,522 in Penalties for Worker's Death | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an engineering and construction firm in Georgia $20,522 after an investigation into a worker's death. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hit by Falling Concrete Block Can Expand Claim to Include Neck Injury | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include a neck injury from an accident where he was struck on the head by a falling concrete block. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes $986,888 in Fines for Transformer Manufacturer | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Idaho transformer manufacturer is facing nearly $1 million in penalties for allegedly not correcting hazards identified by federal inspectors. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Falling While Walking to Car | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker who was injured by falling while walking to her car, despite her inconsistent explanations. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries from a falling object and ordered that summary judgment be granted in his favor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Nixes Requirement to Add Comp Coverage to FAIR Plans | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles County Superior Court erred when it found that California's insurance commissioner could require an insurer of last resort to offer incidental workers' compensation as part of its basic property insurance, an appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
