Workers' Compensation News
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Justices Say District Courts Can Vacate Compensation Court Orders | 07/09/2026 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a district court has equitable jurisdiction to vacate an order of the compensation court. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Says ICAO Can't Extend 60-Day Time Frame for Issuing Orders | 07/09/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that once the Industrial Claim Appeals Office receives the certified record in a workers’ compensation benefits appeal, it cannot extend the 60-day time frame for issuing an order. ...Read More | |||
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Farm Animals Law Applies to Death of Ranch Hand | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, a Texas appellate court ruled that the Liability Arising From Farm Animals Act applied to a worker’s fatal accident, even though his death was not caused directly by the actions of a farm animal. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Asserts Viable Discrimination Claim for Denial of Vaccine Exemption | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a healthcare worker raised a viable claim of disability discrimination against her employer for denying her request for a medical exemption from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine because of a condition caused by a work-related injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Worker Additional TTD, Expansion of Claim, but Allows More Treatment | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits or to expand the scope of her claim, but she should not have been denied a cold compression therapy unit and shoulder wrap for her compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Lack of Activity Sinks Worker's Civil Suit | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a man's pursuit of a workers’ compensation claim did not allow him to avoid having his civil suit against a property owner be deemed abandoned. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Updates DMEPOS Fee Schedule | 07/07/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated the fee schedule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies to reflect changes in the Medicare system. The division said it posted an order adopting Medicare's June 2026 third-quarter update. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Affirms Commissioner's Discretion Over Rates, but Deviation Requires Explanation | 07/07/2026 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday held that the insurance commissioner can reject rates proposed by the state's designated ratemaking agency but must explain any deviation he approves. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC Suspends CompFile System | 07/07/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission on Monday announced that it has suspended use of its CompFile System until further notice. ...Read More | |||
