Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Says Nippon Dynawave Citation Unrelated to Fatal Tank Incident | 08/26/2026 | |
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| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries cited Nippon Dynawave for failing to document its safety plans or keep required records relating to an ammonia tank used to treat wastewater, a violation the agency said was not related to its inspection into a fatal tank collapse in May....Read More | |||
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IWCC Arbitrator Jeffery Tobin Dies at 65 | 08/26/2026 | |
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| Judge Jeffrey Tobin, an arbitrator with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, died Saturday at the age of 65. Tobin practiced la...Read More | |||
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Contractor Charged With Failing to Carry Comp Coverage | 08/26/2026 | |
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| Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the owner of a contracting firm who allegedly fled a job after receiving a stop-work order for not carrying comp coverage has been formally charged. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall | 08/26/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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WCJ Errs in Addressing Pending Petitions Before Settlement Hearing | 08/26/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a workers’ compensation judge erred in addressing an employer’s termination petition and two utilization review petitions before holding a hearing on the approval of a settlement. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: 60-Day Recon Deadline Not Jurisdictional; Equitable Tolling Inappropriate | 08/25/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's practice of self-tolling the 60-day statutory deadline to rule on petitions for reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Drops DA Death Investigation Pilot Project | 08/25/2026 | |
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| California lawmakers appear to have backed away from a proposed five-year pilot project in which district attorneys in Santa Clara and Alameda counties would have handled investigations of workplace accidents resulting in death. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker's Claim Was Time-Barred | 08/25/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s cervical spine injury claim was time-barred. Case: Conrad v. Food Lio...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Aggravation Finding, Need for Surgery | 08/25/2026 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a compensable injury aggravated a worker’s preexisting ankle condition, which resulted in her need for surgery. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Civil Suit for Nurse's COVID Death | 08/25/2026 | |
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| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit against a hospital for the death of an immunocompromised emergency room nurse after she contracted COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
