Workers' Compensation News
|
Supreme Court Says AWCA Doesn't Bar Worker from Changing Doctors More Than Once | 02/09/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act does not bar a worker from receiving more than one change of treating physician per claim. ...Read More | |||
|
Barge Owner Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's LHWCA Claim | 02/09/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer, which was also the owner of a barge being used at a job site, was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an employee’s Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act claims against it. ...Read More | |||
|
Worker Can't Challenge Dismissal of His Employer as Intervenor in His Tort Action | 02/09/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his employer as an intervenor in his tort action was rendered moot by the dismissal of the tort action. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds Award for Nurse's Back Injury | 02/09/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a nurse for her back injury. Case: HCR Manor Care ...Read More | |||
| Committee Passes 9/11 Responder Benefit Bill | 02/09/2026 | ||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation that would allow public safety workers injured, sickened or killed responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks would be eligible for workers' compensation benefits is moving through the New Jersey Legislature. The Senate Labor Committee on Thursday passed ...Read More | |||
|
Newsom Proposes Tightening Criteria for SIBTF Claims | 02/06/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reforms to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund that would make it harder for injured workers to qualify for benefits. ...Read More | |||
|
Exclusivity Bars County Worker's Civil Suit Against Employer | 02/06/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a county employee’s civil claims based on his injuries from using an allegedly modified piece of equipment to do his job. ...Read More | |||
|
Employer Entitled to Relief From Default; Owners Not Liable to Injured Worker | 02/06/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court found that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to relief from a default judgment entered against it, and that its individual owners were not subject to civil liability to the worker. ...Read More | |||
|
Doctor Can Proceed With Civil Suit Over Alleged Injuries From Fall | 02/06/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a doctor’s civil claims against a hospital and both of his employers for his injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
|
Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claim | 02/06/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for injuries allegedly sustained while cutting down a tree. ...Read More | |||
