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The California Division of Workers' Compensation issued administrative penalties totaling a little more than $1 million following 36 random and four targeted audits in 2024 that found $442,661 in unpaid compensation.
The division, in its latest Profile Audit Review report, said about 10% of the 2,698 claims reviewed in 2024 had unpaid indemnity benefits. The division reports $201,696 in unpaid temporary disability or salary continuation benefits and $195,770 in unpaid permanent disability. An additional $44,158 in self-imposed increases… Read more »
A federal appellate court denied review of a coal mine operator’s challenge to a worker’s award of black lung benefits.
Case: Wolf Run Mining Co. v. OWCP, No. 24-2262, 04/07/2026, published.
Facts: Harold Baisden spent more than 27 years in coal mine employment. He filed a claim for compensation under the Black Lung Benefits… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a decision of the Board of Review finding that a worker was entitled to a neuromuscular electrical stimulator for her back injury.
Case: Thomas Health System Inc. v. Spence, No. 25-ICA-396, 04/07/2026, published.
Facts: Tina Spence worked for the Thomas Health System Inc.… Read more »News: NORTH
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of the claims against them.
Case: Gonzalez v 60-74 Gansevoort Street LLC, No. 157520/17, 595067/18, 595292/21, 04/07/2026, published.
Facts: Luis Francisco Castro Gonzalez allegedly suffered… Read more »
A New York appellate court vacated a grant of summary judgment for the defendant on a Labor Law claim and granted summary judgment for the worker.
Case: Narvaez v. 12 West 31st Street Corp., No. 152206/21, 04/07/2026, published.
Facts: Wilson Narvaez allegedly suffered injuries while working on a construction project at a… Read more »
Total workers' compensation claim costs increased by an average of 6% per year from 2022 to 2025 in the median study state, driven by rising medical payments, indemnity benefits and claim administration expenses, according to research released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
The findings, featured in 18 reports for all the study states,… Read more »
Lawmakers might have overlooked the fact that workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for injuries arising from employment when they passed a law allowing teachers to sue school districts over school shootings, according to a report by the Colorado Sun.
Eric Sinclair, a dean at East High School in Denver who was… Read more »One of the most overlooked and underutilized tools in workers’ compensation is also one of the simplest: a clear, accurate physical job description of the work the worker was doing at the time of the injury.
Early in my career, I encountered a case that perfectly illustrates why this matters. This true story has stayed with me because it demonstrates how easily a… Read more »
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