Workers' Compensation News
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Court Partially Overturns Award for Coal Miner's Injuries | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals partially overturned an award for a coal miner’s injuries, finding an administrative law judge erred in accepting impairment ratings for both wrists and both shoulders instead of making findings on an individual impairment rating for each shoulder and hand....Read More | |||
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DLI Incorrectly Calculated Disability Pension, Didn't Unreasonably Delay Payment | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the Department of Labor and Industries accurately calculated the retroactive disability pension benefits owed to an injured worker, and that it did not intentionally or unreasonably delay making payment to him. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Disability Accommodation Rules to Forum | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted proposed changes to its disability accommodation rules to the online forum for public comments. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits to Increase Nearly 5% in 2026 | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Total disability benefits will increase nearly 5% next year to match the rise in the state's average weekly wage, according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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State Employee's Gross Negligence Claim Against Co-worker Gets Reinstated | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals reinstated a state employee’s gross negligence claim against a co-worker. John Larson was an...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Labor Law Claim Against Property Owner Reinstated | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law action against a residential property owner. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Writ Returning Case to Industrial Commission to Reconsider Her PTD Claim | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to writ relief returning her case to the Industrial Commission to reevaluate her entitlement to permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Judge's Grant of Relief from Default to Worker's Lawsuit | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s grant of relief from a defendant’s default to an injured worker’s civil suit. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Double Allowance of Consent-to-Rate Policies | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida lawmaker introduced legislation that would double the number of consent-to-rate policies that workers' compensation carriers are allowed to write. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Predicts Stability for Financial Health, Rate Adequacy | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it doesn't anticipate an imminent reversal in the financial health of workers' compensation carriers or the adequacy of rates. ...Read More | |||
