en-us Worker's Compensation Top News Stories Top Workers', Workman's, Workmen's Compensation News Stories Fri, 09 May 2025 02:13:20 -0700 Zend_Feed_Writer 1.19.1 (http://framework.zend.com) https://www.workcompcentral.com/news/index news@workcompcentral.com (WorkCompCentral) WorkCompCentral Court Overturns Denial of Disability Pension for Firefighter Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/aa93cc128e37d5680ad0dda75be37660ec94012a aa93cc128e37d5680ad0dda75be37660ec94012a Worker's Action for Judicial Review Dismissed as Untimely Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/866c1c2ba47567975f1dcec6b0686e5dea4d6f18 866c1c2ba47567975f1dcec6b0686e5dea4d6f18 Dispute Over Borrowed Employee Precludes Summary Judgement in Tort Claim Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/e60281aeabc7e298fd62c070041e4427d400d59e e60281aeabc7e298fd62c070041e4427d400d59e 7th COA, Backed by State High Court, OKs Civil Action for Occupational Disease Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/77e6854dcf607576f202b1c88231c3e01f984619 77e6854dcf607576f202b1c88231c3e01f984619 Coal Miner's Widow Can Benefit From Presumption of Occupational Pneumoconiosis Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/7ad915c0f7bbe94a244453351e9d6df43b5826b9 7ad915c0f7bbe94a244453351e9d6df43b5826b9 Court Upholds Jury's $3.31 Million Verdict for Worker on Jones Act Claims Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/0b3655d47224992d51a86c3fd08f11cd22fe10e5 0b3655d47224992d51a86c3fd08f11cd22fe10e5 Pain Complaint Supports Compensability Finding for Repetitive Trauma Claim Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/76d9ad8a11d6c7a1dfdcaa59350012f1e28d69e4 76d9ad8a11d6c7a1dfdcaa59350012f1e28d69e4 Bills Address Presumptions, Benefit Offsets and Deadlines Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/a1991c1ccf7a2d6fa9c93025ec1ffbc6d4eb1341 a1991c1ccf7a2d6fa9c93025ec1ffbc6d4eb1341 High Court: 2019 Law Allows Civil Action for Disease to Proceed Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/19d4a112d7da222f256ac05105bd93d08cb13bf9 19d4a112d7da222f256ac05105bd93d08cb13bf9 Bill Would Require Comp Coverage for Sole Proprietors Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/78cdca6ee7563d356becad348b10e0247255a701 78cdca6ee7563d356becad348b10e0247255a701 OSHA Issues Maximum Penalty to GE Appliances for Fatal Accident Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/79a95ada144e9c40ce160eb94aad64506569fe5f 79a95ada144e9c40ce160eb94aad64506569fe5f Appeals Court Says Commission Used Wrong Earnings to Calculate Benefits Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/73d44c8182fe285e131becbcebf0c2bc929a76b0 73d44c8182fe285e131becbcebf0c2bc929a76b0 Court Affirms Finding That Worker's Earnings Were Too Speculative to Calculate TD Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/1c516eef474d88871fc9a9a3594e025eeac7b1b7 1c516eef474d88871fc9a9a3594e025eeac7b1b7 Lawmaker Proposes Tightening Causation Standards, Lowering Benefits Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/d8d736d7921a925851599732d6b01a1d0fca3abe d8d736d7921a925851599732d6b01a1d0fca3abe Court Affirms Award of Benefits to Traveling Employee Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/1c58835b1624d956663c63c8d555a69123967e6c 1c58835b1624d956663c63c8d555a69123967e6c Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/c996edebdffa6cda2b6dc60c53190323e8be3b75 c996edebdffa6cda2b6dc60c53190323e8be3b75 Summit Expands Comp Coverage to the Prairie State Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/af959e7ba5f6d420f302006c3e423b4ec906f4e6 af959e7ba5f6d420f302006c3e423b4ec906f4e6 No Disability Pension for Police Officer Who Refused Surgery Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://ww3.workcompcentral.com/news/story/id/094efa5af5b00ea843ea4f2998b3beb98ed1b6be 094efa5af5b00ea843ea4f2998b3beb98ed1b6be