Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Applies Wrong Standard of Review to Reverse Board Decision | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge applied the wrong standard of review in reversing a decision by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Appellate Division. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Appeal | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s appeal of her rejected claim because she failed to perfect it before the statutory deadline. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Carpal, Cubital Tunnel | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Establishes Negligence Claim Against Nonsubscribing Employer | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court ruled that a worker established a negligence claim against her nonsubscribing employer, though the jury’s award of future medical expenses was excessive. ...Read More | |||
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Maximum Benefit Increases 3.93% Jan. 1 | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission announced that maximum temporary total disability and permanent total disability benefits are increasing by 3.93%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC Arbitrators Switching Dockets | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced that arbitrators Daniel Swanson and Magda Derisma-Oyewole will switch dockets, effective Dec. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Kids' Chance Announces Mentoring Partnership | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kids’ Chance of America and Workers’ Compensation, Risk Management, Managed Care & Claims have announced a new partnership to help students whose parents have been seriously injured or killed on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Worker Waited Too Long to Renew Judgment Against Former Attorney | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker’s judgment against her former attorney expired before she filed a motion to renew it in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claims | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claims. Case: Ramo...Read More | |||
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Carrier Waives Defenses to Claim by Failing to Timely Serve Prehearing Statement | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier waived its defenses to a worker’s claim by failing to timely serve his attorney with its prehearing statement. ...Read More | |||
