Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker Gets Attorney Fees on Disability Discrimination, Retaliation Claims | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award of more than $2 million in attorney fees to an injured worker who prevailed on his disability discrimination and retaliation claims. ...Read More | |||
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National Emphasis Program for Heat Safety Expires Today | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A federal program aimed at protecting workers from heat-related injuries is set to expire today, April 8, raising concerns about enforcement gaps heading into the summer months. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Adopts Attorney Fee, Case Management Rules | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration on Tuesday adopted rules that it said will provide more clarity when awarding attorney fees and eliminate a provision that inadvertently limits communications with case managers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Claim for Worker's Fatal Fall From Roof | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a widow’s claim for a roofing foreman's fatal injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Creating Parkinson's Presumption | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill creating a presumption that Parkinson's disease arose from employment for firefighters. The governor on ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker on Claim for Staircase Fall | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall on a staircase, but a third-party defendant should have been granted summary judgment on the indemnification and contract claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell Into Hole Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall into a hole. C...Read More | |||
| DWC Updates DMEPOS Fee Schedule | 04/07/2026 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adopting Medicare's second-quarter adjustments into the fee schedule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. The division on Monday said it posted an order incorporating the Medicare April...Read More | |||
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High Court: Reason Teacher Not Working Over Summer Break Controls Eligibility for TTD | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court remanded a case with instructions for the Industrial Commission to analyze why a teacher was not working over a summer break to determine whether she was entitled to temporary disability benefits for three months in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bills to Expand Presumptions | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland General Assembly on Monday passed bills that would expand the hypertension presumption for firefighters and extend heart disease and hypertension presumptions to correctional officers in another county. ...Read More | |||
