Workers' Compensation News
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School Teacher Gets Benefits for Back Injury, Not for Hand or Wrist | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a school teacher had suffered a compensable back injury, but her hand and wrist injuries resulted from repetitive trauma that was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Retail Clerk Gets Benefits for Injury After Fainting at Work | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a retail clerk suffered a compensable injury when he fainted and fell at work. ...Read More | |||
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State Bar Reports Attorney Impersonated in Ongoing Fraud Scheme | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Florida Bar on Wednesday reported that an ongoing national fraud scheme involving fake online workers' compensation hearings t...Read More | |||
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Deidra D. Byrd Appointed to Serve on WCC | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission on Wednesday announced that Deidra D. Byrd was appointed to serve the unexpired term of Aisha Taylor, who resigned in June. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Compensation and Safety Conference Set for Oct. 13 | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Self-Insurers’ Association are holding their annual Workers’ Compensation and Safety Conference on Oct. 13 in Naperville. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB to Require AI Disclosure in Filings | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board will require all parties to disclose whether any content in their filings was written by artificial intelligence. ...Read More | |||
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WCF Insurance to Acquire Work First Casualty Co. | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| WCF Insurance announced that it signed an agreement to purchase Work First Casualty Co., a specialty workers' compensation carrier that exclusively covers the temporary staffing industry. ...Read More | |||
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Jones Act Precludes Claim for Loss of Consortium | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's decision sustaining a demurrer and finding that loss of consortium claims are not available under general maritime law or the Jones Act. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owners Accused of Claim Denial Scheme, Premium Fraud | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owners and managers of a construction business were recently arraigned on multiple felony charges of workers' compensation premium fraud and payroll tax fraud in connection with a scheme to deny an injured worker's claim, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office announced....Read More | |||
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Claims Administrator Can Recover Overpayment of TTD Benefits | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a claims administrator could recover an overpayment of benefits to a worker. ...Read More | |||
