Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Validly Cancels Company's Policy Before Worker's Injury | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier validly cancelled an employer’s policy for failing to comply with a payroll audit before its employee was injured. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Longtime Coal Miner Didn't Have Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a longtime coal worker did not have occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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False Responses on Questionnaire Wreck Worker's Entitlement to Benefits | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s untruthful response on a pre-employment medical questionnaire forfeited his entitlement to benefits for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Machinery Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/17/2026 | |
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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 Labor Law claim by a worker struck by a falling piece of machinery. Case:...Read More | |||
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DePaolo's Game-Changing Legacy Lives at WCC | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Today marks the 10th anniversary of the loss of WorkCompCentral founder, president and chief executive officer David DePaolo. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs SIBTF Reforms | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill implementing his administration's Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Commission Warns of Ongoing Fraud Scheme | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission on Wednesday posted a warning about an elaborate scam using phony court proceedings to steal personal information from workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Shoulder Surgery | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for a shoulder surgery for a worker with a history of shoulder issues. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker With History of Shoulder Issues Didn't Wait Too Long to File Claim | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with a long history of shoulder issues did not have reason to know she had a work-related shoulder injury more than two years before she filed her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Motion to Renew, Conditional Summary Judgment for Defendant | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s motion to renew his bid for summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, and it upheld a grant of conditional summary judgment for a defendant on its indemnification claim against his employer. ...Read More | |||
