Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Who Tripped on Loose Pipe Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/14/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping over a loose pipe at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Application for PTD Benefits | 04/14/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability benefits. Case: Fought v...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Send Confidentiality, Experience Rating Bill to Governor | 04/14/2026 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nebraska lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would keep injured workers' personal information confidential for 60 days after filing a claim and require that losses an employer reimburses under a deductible policy be credited against its experience modification. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker's Estate | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to the estate of a worker who suffered a pulmonary embolism, fell into water face down and died. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Dismissal of Worker's Appeal, Grants Opportunity to Amend Pleadings | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas court overturned the dismissal of a worker’s appeal of his denied claim, finding he should have been allowed to amend his pleadings to establish the trial court’s jurisdiction. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Attaches DWC to Own Office | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear removed the Department of Workers' Claims from the Education and Labor Cabinet and administratively attached the agency to the governor's office. ...Read More | |||
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State Insurance Fund Not Liable for Worker's Hip Replacement Surgery | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim to add hip injuries and to hold the State Insurance Fund liable for the cost of hip replacement surgery. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Custodial Worker Who Claimed Psychological Injuries | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a custodial worker’s claim of psychological injuries from stress due to his alleged exposure to unsanitary conditions at a migrant processing center. ...Read More | |||
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Fraud Conviction Leads to $55,000 Restitution Order | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that a woman was ordered to pay more than $55,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to fraud charges for working while collecting benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court: WCAB Ignored Evidence in Finding Section 132a Violation | 04/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In an unpublished decision, a California appeals court annulled a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board finding of violation ...Read More | |||
