Workers' Compensation News
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Jaywalking Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Being Struck by Car While on Break | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a worker struck by a car as she was jaywalking across a street to get food on her break. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Teacher Left Paraplegic After Spinal Stroke | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a denial of benefits to a third-grade teacher who suffered a spinal stroke at work, leaving her paraplegic. ...Read More | |||
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Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Widow's Challenge to Denial of Enhanced Survivor Benefits | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over a widow’s challenge to the denial of her request for an enhanced survivor benefit after the death of her husband, a police officer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim and reinstated some of the indemnification claims by the defendants. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Knowledge Decides Concurrent Employment | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An employer's knowledge that a worker holds a second job is enough to establish concurrent employment for average weekly wage calculations, even if the worker is furloughed at the time, an Illinois appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Cover PBM Legislation | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions and the American Association of Payers, Administrators, and Networks' Pharmacy Benefit Manager Council are holding a webinar Aug. 20 to discuss the impact of PBM legislation on workers' compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Rejects Injured Worker's Request to Increase Jury's Award of Damages | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Vermont Supreme Court ruled that an injured courier was not entitled to additur or a new trial on his negligence claim against the owners of the property where he was hurt. ...Read More | |||
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NFL Player Injured at Out-of-State Practice Has Coverage Under Comp System | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a professional football player who was injured during an out-of-state practice three days after signing with the Washington Commanders was covered by Maryland’s workers’ compensation laws. ...Read More | |||
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Pentagon Attack Survivor Gets Benefits for PTSD | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon for her post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Carrier Can't Substitute Itself for Different Company to Challenge Board Decision | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance company could not substitute itself for a different carrier to challenge a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
