Workers' Compensation News
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State Announces Fraud Arrest | 03/19/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A man who allegedly underreported payroll to fraudulently reduce his workers' compensation premiums was arrested and charged with an organized scheme to commit premium avoidance fraud, the Florida Department of Financial Services announced. ...Read More | |||
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Civil Claim for Worker's Car Accident Dismissed as Untimely | 03/19/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil claims arising from a work-related car accident as time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds TTD Award for Hospital Worker With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 03/19/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The District of Columbia’s highest court upheld a determination that a hospital worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for her bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 03/19/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Faking Injuries | 03/19/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former Rikers Island correctional officer admitted to falsely claiming he was injured while on duty following use-of-force incidents with inmates, federal prosecutors in New York announced. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Shift Serious Injury, Fatality Probes to Prosecutors From Cal/OSHA | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors would be the lead investigators for accidents resulting in serious injury or death, while the agency commonly known as Cal/OSHA would continue to collect reports and assist, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury's $4.5 Million Verdict for Worker's Sawmill Accident | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s $4.5 million verdict for a worker injured in an accident in a sawmill. Antonio Mu...Read More | |||
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WCC Accepting Comments on Proposed 2026 Fee Schedule | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission is asking for comments on its proposed 2026 Medical Fee Schedule. Among other things, t...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Board Can't Award Fees on Late Payment of Benefits | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A majority on New York’s highest court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board cannot approve legal fees based on charges against an employer or insurance carrier for untimely compensation payments. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Compensation Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Injured Deputy's Claim | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over an injured deputy sheriff’s challenge to the denial of his application for an accidental disability retirement pension. ...Read More | |||
