Workers' Compensation News
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WCRI Sets Webinar on State's Heat Standard Outcomes | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute will present a 30-minute webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 30 to highlight findings from its latest report, "Impact of California’s Heat Standard on Workers’ Compensation Outcomes." ...Read More | |||
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Board's Failure to Consider All Evidence Leads to Reversal of 2 Claim Denials | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the denial of two workers’ claims for occupational pneumoconiosis due to the failure of the Board of Review to consider all evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendant | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a Labor Law defendant. Case: Gomez-Jimene...Read More | |||
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Protection Board Lacks Jurisdiction Over Injured Postal Worker's Appeal | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals said the Merit Systems Protection Board properly found that it lacked jurisdiction over an injured postal worker’s challenge to the denial of his restoration appeal. ...Read More | |||
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Court Excuses Employer's Late Filing of Answer | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer’s late filing of an answer to a worker’s claim petition was properly excused. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Entitlement to PTD Benefits | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for permanent total disability benefits. Case: Kaminski v. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Got Benefits From Government Contractor Can't Pursue Civil Suit | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker who received benefits from his employer, a government contractor, could not pursue a civil suit for damages against the government as well. ...Read More | |||
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En Banc WCAB Clarifies Defendants' Discovery Disclosure Obligations | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday issued an en banc decision, holding that a defendant must disclose any entities liable for payment, and any insurance policies that impact liability. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates OSHA Citations on Staffing Companies | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals reinstated citations issued against two temporary staffing agencies for failing to provide their employees with training relating to hazards on the jobsites of their “host employers.” ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Civil Suit Against Employer, Revives Claims Against Related Entity | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer but revived his claims against a related entity whose workers’ compensation carrier had paid benefits to him. ...Read More | |||
