Workers' Compensation News
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Registration Opens for 2026 Comp Educational Conference | 10/20/2025 | |
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| Registration has opened for the 2026 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, set for May 7-8, 2026, in Wilsonville. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Settlement Don't Bar Claim for Unpaid Medical Bill | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement did not bar her pursuit of a claim against her employer for an allegedly unpaid balance owed to a treatment provider. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Rejection of Injured Worker's Wrongful Termination Claim | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a jury verdict rejecting an injured worker’s claim for wrongful termination. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Surveillance Footage Doesn't Prove Fraud by Worker | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an employer’s surveillance footage did not establish that a worker misrepresented her physical condition and capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
