Workers' Compensation News
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Board's Insufficient Analysis Leads to Vacatur of PPD Award | 02/20/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals vacated an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a miner because of deficiencies in the Board of Review's analysis. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Property Owner's 'Integral-to-the-Work' Defense | 02/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court rejected a property owner’s “integral-to-the-work” defense to a worker’s Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Tort Claims for Asbestos Exposure | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for workers suing San Diego and a city official for injuries they allegedly suffered after b...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Medical Treatment Bill | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Senate passed a bill that would declare the intent of the Legislature to increase access to medical treatment and ...Read More | |||
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Provider Doesn't Have Claim for Double Damages if Carrier Disputes Claim in Good Faith | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that as long as a workers’ compensation insurance carrier has a good-faith ground for disputing coverage for a medi...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Cover Exacerbation of Mental Health Conditions | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill that would provide workers' compensation coverage for the exacerbation of preexisting mental health conditions without an accompanying physical injury for law enforcement and firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Concrete Form Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling concrete form was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the general contractor for the project was entitled to summary judgment dismissing part of the worker’s claim against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Vacates 0% PPD Award Due to Insufficient Analysis by Board | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals vacated an award of 0% permanent partial disability to a longtime mine worker, finding the Board of Review failed to adequately consider and analyze the evidence in the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Exclusivity Bars Worker's Suit Against Statutory Co-Employees | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a worker from pursuing a civil suit against his statutory co-employees. ...Read More | |||
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Agreed-Upon Reform Bill Heading to Governor | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A sweeping workers' compensation reform bill backed by labor and management promising higher benefits, expanded coverage for first responder mental health claims and stiffer penalties for businesses that operate without insurance, is heading to the desk of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. ...Read More | |||
