Top Story: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Calif. - Employers Anticipate Comprehensive Reforms in 2027

by Greg Jones

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Employers are gearing up for negotiations over permanent disability benefits and broader reforms next year, the chief lobbyist for the California Coalition on Workers' Compensation said Wednesday. The goal of the reforms is to balance any increase in benefits with potential changes to medical delivery processes and savings on medical-legal costs and cumulative trauma claims, Jason Schmelzer said during the CCWC… Read more »

Colo. - Court Says ICAO Can't Extend 60-Day Time Frame for Issuing Orders

The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that once the Industrial Claim Appeals Office receives the certified record in a workers’ compensation benefits appeal, it cannot extend the 60-day time frame for issuing an order. Case: Aragon v. ICAO, No. 25CA1303, 07/02/2026, published. Facts: Philip Aragon worked for Waste Management of Colorado. He allegedly fell while stepping… Read more »

Neb. - Justices Say District Courts Can Vacate Compensation Court Orders

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a district court has equitable jurisdiction to vacate an order of the compensation court. Case:1 Cono Contracting LLC v. Lopez, No. S-25-859, 07/02/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court entered an award against Mauro Rubio and 1 Cono… Read more »

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WV Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim for Excavator Injuries

Ohio - Healthcare Worker Gets PTD Award for Back Injury

An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a healthcare worker’s back injury. Case: State ex rel. HCR ManorCare Inc. v. Industrial Commission, No. 24AP-729, 06/16/2026, published. Facts: Patricia R. Baese worked for HCR ManorCare Inc. She suffered injuries at work in November 2011. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation… Read more »

N.Y. - Part of Worker's Labor Law Claim Dismissed; 3rd-Party Defendants Get Partial Judgment, Too

A New York appellate court ruled that part of a worker’s Labor Law action should have been dismissed on summary judgment, and that the third-party defendants were both entitled to partial summary judgment on the claims against them as well. Case: Santacruz v. 58 Gerry Street LLC, No. 23434/19, 06/25/2026, published. Facts:… Read more »

W.Va. - Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim for Excavator Injuries

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional injuries from being struck by an excavator. Case: Rob Juszczak Construction v. Juszczak, No. 26-ICA-16, 06/30/2026, published. Facts: John Juszczak worked for Rob Juszczak Construction. He suffered injuries at work in January 2020 when he was… Read more »

Ntl. - Authorities Getting Serious About Heat Protection

New York City and Colorado are moving ahead with workplace heat protections as employers face an increasingly fragmented patchwork of state and local requirements, while a federal heat standard remains unfinished. With nine states now having policies in place, the moves are a sign that employers everywhere should take notice of the heat dangers facing… Read more »

Top Story: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Calif. - Employers Anticipate Comprehensive Reforms in 2027

Colo. - Court Says ICAO Can't Extend 60-Day Time Frame for Issuing Orders

Neb. - Justices Say District Courts Can Vacate Compensation Court Orders

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News: NORTH

News: SOUTH

Ohio - Healthcare Worker Gets PTD Award for Back Injury

N.Y. - Part of Worker's Labor Law Claim Dismissed; 3rd-Party Defendants Get Partial Judgment, Too

W.Va. - Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim for Excavator Injuries

Ntl. - Authorities Getting Serious About Heat Protection

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