Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Who Got Benefits From Government Contractor Can't Pursue Civil Suit | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker who received benefits from his employer, a government contractor, could not pursue a civil suit for damages against the government as well. ...Read More | |||
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En Banc WCAB Clarifies Defendants' Discovery Disclosure Obligations | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday issued an en banc decision, holding that a defendant must disclose any entities liable for payment, and any insurance policies that impact liability. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates OSHA Citations on Staffing Companies | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals reinstated citations issued against two temporary staffing agencies for failing to provide their employees with training relating to hazards on the jobsites of their “host employers.” ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Civil Suit Against Employer, Revives Claims Against Related Entity | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer but revived his claims against a related entity whose workers’ compensation carrier had paid benefits to him. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PPD Award for Worker's Knee Injury | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker’s knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Denied Duty Disability Benefits Can't Pursue Comp Claim for Same Injury | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a police officer who failed to prove his entitlement to duty disability benefits for a wrist injury was barred from pursuing a workers’ compensation claim for the same injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Allows State to Proceed With Disability Discrimination Case Against Grimmway Farms | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court in Sacramento ruled that the California Civil Rights Department can proceed with its disability discrimination suit against Grimmway Farms. ...Read More | |||
| DOI Approves 2.5% Rate Cut | 10/14/2025 | ||
| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Idaho Department of Insurance approved a recommendation to reduce workers' compensation rates by 2.5%, effective Jan. 1. The decrease marks the ninth consecutive reduction in rates, the department said. The department said the National Council on Compensation Insuranc...Read More | |||
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Circuit Court Lacks Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Worker's Appeal | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court said a circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a worker’s appeal from an adverse decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
