Workers' Compensation News
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Court Reinstates Injured Police Officer's Malpractice Claim Against Former Attorney | 11/05/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division reinstated an injured police officer’s malpractice claim against his former attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Award for Worker Who Passed Out While Operating Buggy | 11/04/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his injuries after he passed out from a coughing fit and crashed the vehicle he was driving on private property in the course of his employment. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Raise Causation Challenge in Proceedings on Worker's Petition to Reinstate | 11/04/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania said an employer could not raise a causation challenge in the proceedings related to a worker’s petition to reinstate benefits that had been suspended for the injuries the employer was now trying to contest. ...Read More | |||
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New Hearing Ordered on Worker's Application for Disability Retirement Benefits | 11/04/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ordered a new hearing on a worker’s application for disability retirement benefits, since the judge who rendered the decision upholding the denial of her application had not seen the testimony of the experts giving conflicting opinion...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Not Entitled to Reopen Claim for TTD | 11/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a decision denying a worker’s request to reopen his claim for temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Expand Description of Injury, Gets Continuation of Benefits | 11/04/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an expansion of a worker's description of her work injury and the continuation of her benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 33% PPD Award for Assembly Line Worker | 11/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a worker’s permanent partial disability award of 33%. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Unwitnessed Fall | 11/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on her Labor Law claim for an unwitnessed fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Costco Among Companies Cited for Alleged Misclassification | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Labor Commissioner's Office cited Costco Wholesale Corp. and two trucking firms a combined $868,128 for allegedly misclassifying 58 delivery drivers as contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Propose ABC Test, Benefit Increase, Mandatory Mediation and New Penalties | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Michigan lawmakers introduced a package of bills proposing to increase workers' compensation benefits, mandate mediation in certain circumstances, modify presumptions, create new penalties and increase those on the books. ...Read More | |||
