Workers' Compensation News
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Expert Testimony Not Needed to Establish Truck Driver's Injury From Exposure to Exhaust Fumes | 09/29/2026 | |
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| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that expert testimony was not required to establish that a truck driver suffered a compensable injury from his exposure to exhaust fumes that had accumulated in the cab of his truck. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker's Trip-and-Fall Accident | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Bring Contribution Claim Against Employer as Assignee of Settling Defendant | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured worker could not bring a contribution claim against his employer as the assignee of a defendant who had settled his claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Provide Legislative Update | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| WorkCompCentral and the Insurance Council of Texas are partnering to present a free legislative update webinar on Oct. 27. ...Read More | |||
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Golden State Remains Nation's Leader in Benefit Payments | 09/28/2026 | |
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| California retains the nation’s largest workers’ compensation system, with some 17.8 million covered jobs and $1.55 trillion in covered payroll in 2023, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute review of new data from the National Academy of Social Insurance....Read More | |||
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CAAA Sets Webinar on Second Injury Fund | 09/28/2026 | |
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| The California Applicants' Attorneys Association is holding a webinar on Friday to answer questions about the state's Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Benefits for Worker Struck While Crossing Highway | 09/28/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his injuries from being struck by a car as he was crossing a highway to head to his jobsite. ...Read More | |||
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Man Pleads Guilty to Workers' Compensation Fraud | 09/28/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a man pleaded guilty to taking disability benefits even though he was running a business. ...Read More | |||
| MLAC Meets Thursday | 09/28/2026 | ||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Management-Labor Advisory Committee meets at 10 a.m. Thursday. The committee intends to discuss the updated MLAC handbook, and there will be presentations on the state firefighter presumption and from the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Will Reconsider Challenge to Claim Closure | 09/28/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ordered the Workers’ Compensation Division to reconsider a worker’s challenge to the closure of his claim in light of new legislation that took effect while his appeal was pending. ...Read More | |||
