Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Finding That Former Pro Football Player Didn't Prove Degree of Impairment | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that a worker failed to establish his degree of impairment where he presented an impairment rating provided by a physical therapist that was adopted by his treating physician. ...Read More | |||
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Delay in Worker's Report of Injury Doesn't Defeat Claim | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his knee injuries despite his lengthy delay in filing his claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Recovery | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar Jan. 15 to present findings from its recent study, "Psychosocial Factors and Functional Outcomes ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for additional temporary total disability benefits after her claim was expanded to include an additional condition. ...Read More | |||
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Kitchen Cabinet Installer's Labor Law Claim Reinstated | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated a Labor Law claim by a kitchen cabinet installer against a builder for his injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Widow's Claim for Benefits | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits, finding the Board of Review had failed to properly analyze the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board’s conclusion that occupational pneumoconiosis had not contributed to a worke...Read More | |||
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OIR Holding Insurance Summit April 14-15 | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is holding its 2026 Insurance Summit April 14-15 in Tallahassee. “Florida has one o...Read More | |||
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More Than Half of Providers Rated High-Tier Performers | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| More than half of the health care providers that the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation audited in 2025 were rated as "high-tier" performers. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Carrier Has Duty to Defend General Contractor From Civil Suit | 12/17/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a subcontractor’s insurance carrier had a duty to defend the general contractor from a civil suit by the subcontractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Worsening of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Warrants Increase in PPD Award | 12/17/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award due to the worsening of his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
