Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Expand Scope of Claim | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim for a back injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Alcohol Intoxication Doesn't Bar Worker From Recovering for Catastrophic Injuries | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s alcohol intoxication did not bar him from recovering benefits for his injuries that left him paraplegic after he fell from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Revives Injured Airline Worker's Claim of Retaliation | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court revived an airline employee’s claim that he was terminated in retaliation for his pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits for a head injury. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Labor Market 'Uncomfortably Mediocre' | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said a mix of positive and negative trends makes it difficult to categorize the current state of the U.S. labor market. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Seeks Comments on Proposed Rules | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation opened a public comment period on proposed changes to its fee schedule and payment rules for certain inpatient and outpatient services. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Changes to Coverage Responsibility Rules | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division proposed changes to its employer and insurer coverage responsibility rules. The division ...Read More | |||
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Employer Must Indemnify Film Companies for Shooting of Security Guard | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the employer of a security guard who was shot on a movie set was liable for indemnifying some of the production companies for the film. ...Read More | |||
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OJCC's Procedural Rule on Tolling Doesn't Control Over Conflicting Rule of Appellate Procedure | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court said an administrative rule of the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims had to yield to a conflicting Rule of Appellate Procedure on the application of tolling when there is a pending motion for reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Mechanic's Back Injury | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a diesel mechanic for a back injury. Case: Penske v. Hughey, No....Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Allowing Provider Suspension for Dismissed Charges | 09/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday published its finding that a guilty plea is sufficient to suspend a provider from participating in the state's workers' compensation system, even if the charges were later dismissed. ...Read More | |||
