Workers' Compensation News
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SWCB Adopts Revisions to Dental Fee Schedule | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board adopted revisions to its dental fee schedule in the hope that it would contribute to higher-quality care for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Announces Bob Hartwig to Keynote 2026 Conference | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that economist and industry expert Bob Hartwig will deliver the keynote address at its 2026 conference. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Camp Employee's Dog Bite Claim | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a camp employee from suing her employer for her injuries from being bitten by a dog. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Injured Truck Driver Who Was Independent Contractor | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured truck driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because he was an independent contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Shuts Down School Custodian's COVID Claim | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a school custodian was exposed to an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 in his workplace. ...Read More | |||
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2nd DCA: No Exception to Statutory Requirement That Medical Professionals Determine Necessity | 11/12/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| There is no exception to the requirement that medical professionals determine medical necessity that allows the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board or any other court to decide the necessity of ongoing or continual treatments, a California appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Company to Pay $125,194 for Exposing Workers to Pesticides | 11/12/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Northern California company was ordered to pay almost $1,300 for each of the 93 laborers a supervisor ordered to work in a lettuce field freshly sprayed with pesticides, the Monterey County District Attorney's Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Staffing Company Employee From Suing Employer's Client | 11/12/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a staffing company employee could not proceed with a civil suit against his borrowing employer and its employee. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Denies Employer's Challenge to Black Lung Award | 11/12/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of black lung benefits awarded to a longtime coal miner. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Compensable Neck Injury | 11/12/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s neck injury was compensable. Case: E.G. Middleton Inc...Read More | |||
