Workers' Compensation News
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Former Postal Worker Convicted in $900,000 Fraud Case | 09/15/2026 | |
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| The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that a jury convicted a former postal worker of perpetrating a 25-year fraud scheme that netted at least $900,000 in workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Injurers from Accident Caused by Worker's Fainting Spell Compensable | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from an accident caused when he suffered a fainting spell behind the wheel of his employer’s vehicle while running a work-related errand. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Erred in Finding Employer Paid Incorrect Amount of Medical Benefits | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an employer paid the correct amount of a worker’s award for medical benefits, and a circuit court judge erred in finding otherwise. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Comp Consultant's Breach of Contract Claim | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a workers’ compensation consultant’s breach of contract claim against a client of its alleged predecessor-in-interest. ...Read More | |||
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Nicole Richardson Takes DWC Helm | 09/14/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nicole Richardson has taken the helm at the California Division of Workers' Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms ICA Finding That Worker Failed to Prove Bad Faith, Unfair Processing Claims | 09/14/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The same Arizona appellate court that affirmed the denial of an injured worker's claim has now affirmed the denial of that worker's related bad-faith claim in an unpublished memorandum decision. ...Read More | |||
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HEMIC Declares $5M Dividend | 09/14/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. Inc. on Friday announced that its board of directors declared a $5 million dividend this year. The...Read More | |||
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AG Opines on 'Annual Obligations' for Multiple Injury Trust Fund | 09/14/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued an opinion letter answering a state lawmaker's question about the Multiple Injury Trust Fund's annual obligations. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Commission Meets Oct. 22 | 09/14/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Florida's Statewide Nominating Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims is meeting Oct. 22 to interview applicants for a judicial position in West Palm Beach. ...Read More | |||
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9th Circuit Affirms Stay in Breach of Contract Case Pending Outcome of WCAB Proceedings | 09/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in an unpublished decision, affirmed a district court's decision to stay a tort claim alleging a carrier refused to pay benefits pending the outcome of proceedings before California's Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
