Workers' Compensation News
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Claims Administrator Can Recover Overpayment of TTD Benefits | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a claims administrator could recover an overpayment of benefits to a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Assert Viable Claim of Intentional Act by Statutory Employer | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s civil suit was not viable because he failed to assert an intentional act by the defendant, and the defendant qualified as his statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Revives Injured Worker's Disability Discrimination Claim | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s claim of disability discrimination based on his employer’s failure to offer him a light-duty position following his clearance to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Gets Dollar-for-Dollar Credit for Overpayment of Wages in Lieu of Benefits | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a dollar-for-dollar credit to a carrier for wages paid in lieu of benefits that resulted in an overpayment to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Overhaul UR Requirements | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that took effect immediately and created new requirements for utilization review as well as for medical examinations used to determine the necessity of workers' compensation treatment requests. ...Read More | |||
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Respiratory Therapist Gets PTD Award | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a respiratory therapist. Case: State ex rel. S...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Worker's Civil Claims for Heat-Related Injuries | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer, its principal and a supervisory employee for his heat-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Entitled to Expand Claim | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim, Dismisses Claims Against Employer | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law action and ruled that his employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and contribution claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Softening Wage Trend, Slower Employment Growth Suppressing Payroll Exposure | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Growth in average hourly earnings continued to slow last month, the National Council on Compensation Insurance reported, weakening the natural source of premium growth. ...Read More | |||
