Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Surgical Referral, Closure of TTD | 07/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a referral to a neurosurgeon and the closure of a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds TTD Award for Worker Who Rejected Accomodated Job Offer | 07/13/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker with a broken toe from the date of her injury until she reached maximum medical improvement, even though her employer offered her an accommodated job before her MMI date. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases 2025 Comp Losses and Expenses Report | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its report on 2025 California Workers’ Compensation Losses and Expenses, providing an overview of statewide insurer spending for the 2025 calendar year. ...Read More | |||
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Ship Painter Gets PPD Award, Fees Under LHWCA for Respiratory Ailments | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of partial disability benefits and attorney fees to a ship painter under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act for his respiratory ailments. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker's Labor Law Claim | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment in his Labor Law action for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder, and that the defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing his claims. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Worker's Condition Deteriorated to PTD | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld a determination that a worker’s condition had worsened to the point that he was entitled to permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Cancer From Occupational Chemical Exposures | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker for his bladder and kidney urothelial cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Worker's Impairment Rating Shouldn't Have Been Reduced | 07/10/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s impairment rating for a distal clavicle excision should not have been reduced. Case:...Read More | |||
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Employers Anticipate Comprehensive Reforms in 2027 | 07/09/2026 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| ANAHEIM, Calif. — Employers are gearing up for negotiations over permanent disability benefits and broader reforms next year, the chief lobbyist for the California Coalition on Workers' Compensation said Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
