Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Accident Doesn't Proximately Cause or Aggravate Preexisting Conditions | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s industrial accident proximately caused only a concussion and a cervical sprain/strain, but it didn't cause or aggravate his preexisting conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Defendant Deserved Partial Dismissal of Worker's Claim for Fall Into Hole | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of a worker’s claim for his injuries from a fall into an excavated hole. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall off a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Don Hofer Appointed to WCIRB Governing Committee | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Don Hofer was appointed to the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee, the Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies How Employer Can Rebut Causation for Police Officer's PTSD | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that an employer is not limited to rebutting the statutory presumption of industrial causation for a police officer's post-traumatic stress disorder with an independent psychological evaluation, and that an evaluation based on outdated guidelines can be ...Read More | |||
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DWC Can Assess Administrative Penalty on Chiropractor With Expired License | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the Division of Workers’ Compensation may penalize a chiropractor for continuing to bill for services provided after his license expired. ...Read More | |||
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Governmental Immunity Bars Worker's Claims Against Former Employer | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a self-represented worker’s claims against his former employer due to governmental immunity. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Defendants Get Conditional Judgment | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, and that the defendants were entitled to conditional summary judgment on their third-party indemnification claims. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Work Comp Medical Inflation Drops to 1% in June | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance reported that medical inflation softened in June, but added that the trend is likely only temporary. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Commission Meets Aug. 24 | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida's Statewide Nominating Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims is meeting Aug. 24 to interview two candidates for reappointment and to consider applications for new appointments. ...Read More | |||
