Workers' Compensation News
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CAAA Sets Webinar on Second Injury Fund | 09/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | ||
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| 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 | |||
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Court: Worker Fully Recovered From Spinal Aggravation | 09/28/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had fully recovered from an aggravation of the degenerative condition of her cervical spine. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Defendant on Indemnification Cross-Claim | 09/28/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a Labor Law defendant on its cross-claim for contractual indemnification. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Sets Up Fraud Webinar | 09/25/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has scheduled an in-depth web discussion on workers' compensation fraud, set for Oct. 21. Fo...Read More | |||
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Firefighter's Arrhythmia-Based Condition Qualifies as Heart Disease | 09/25/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld a finding that a firefighter’s arrhythmia-based heart condition qualified as heart disease that presumptively was caused by her employment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Grants Employer Partial Writ Relief | 09/25/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a determination that a casino employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was arriving for work, but overturned her award of fees and penalties. ...Read More | |||
