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December 5, 2025

Benefits in flooring installer’s fatal heart attack upheld: Tenn. court

The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Friday upheld an award of death benefits to the family of a longtime...

December 5, 2025

Ohio high court upholds denial for worker who rejected light-duty offer

The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the denial of temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker who did not report...

December 4, 2025

OSHA probe finds chemical, asphyxiation hazards at engineering company

U.S. Department of Labor safety investigators are alleging that an engineering and construction company exposed workers to safety hazards after...

December 4, 2025

Bill seeks to expand provider access for injured federal workers

A bipartisan bill newly introduced in Congress aims to “modernize” the federal workers compensation system by allowing physician assistants and...

December 4, 2025

Georgia appeals court rules Dunkin’ stabbing suit barred by exclusive remedy

The injuries suffered by a Dunkin’ cashier stabbed by an irate customer fall within the exclusive remedy provision of Georgia’s...

December 4, 2025

PHOTO GALLERY: 2025 Women to Watch EMEA Awards

The 2025 Business Insurance Women to Watch EMEA Awards & Leadership Conference took place in London on Dec. 2....

December 3, 2025

Worker’s amputation from laceration infection compensable: judge

A Tennessee workers compensation judge has ordered a transportation company to pay nearly $750,000 in medical bills and provide ongoing...

December 3, 2025

Texas appeals court reverses rejection of worker’s petition

A Texas appellate court reinstated a worker’s challenge of a determination on the scope of her compensable injuries, finding that...

December 3, 2025

COVID comp claims keep landing in courts, with trend seen continuing

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers compensation litigation over the virus continues to move through jurisdictions....

December 2, 2025

Changed circumstances have Ohio appeals court remanding disability application

An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ returning a worker’s application for permanent total disability benefits to the Industrial...

December 2, 2025

Lack of evidence dooms worker’s COVID claim

The Supreme Court of Tennessee's Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel affirmed a decision finding that an injured worker failed to...

December 1, 2025

NY high court affirms benchmark for COVID-19 infections coverage

New York's top court on Wednesday endorsed a method for workers to prove “extraordinary” COVID-19 exposure through frequent contact with...

December 1, 2025

Washington announces 4.9% average comp rate increase for 2026

Washington state workers compensation premiums will increase by an average of 4.9% next year, the state’s Department of Labor and...

November 26, 2025

NY high court finds PTSD claims for COVID exposure not compensable

New York's highest court said the State Workers' Compensation Board was not required to consider the prevalence of COVID-19 in...

November 25, 2025

California benefits to increase nearly 5% in 2026

Total disability benefits will increase nearly 5% next year to match the rise in the state's average weekly wage, according...

November 25, 2025

Perspectives: Beyond the call — combating PTSD, addiction and suicide in first responders

Police officers, firefighters and paramedics run toward danger while others flee....